Two patrolling police officers are killed after stumbling onto criminals who have just stolen large amounts of explosives. Detective Martin Beck and his team must locate the suspects before it's too late.

An internal power struggle grips Beck's team as they investigate a trailer park fire.

Beck's team meets their new boss as the body of a young woman is found in a Stockholm hotel room.

A paparazzi photographer is found dead, his apartment ransacked. When Beck's superior Margareta Oberg goes through the evidence, she reacts strongly to two of the images left behind, going so far as to hide them from the team.

Martin's loyalty is put to the test when Gunvald goes off the grid on a personal vendetta.

After the bodies of two immigrant boys are discovered, the police received an anonymous message from a group called the Swedish Front: "The slaughter has begun." Martin Beck and his team find a lead through a website where young boys are sold for sex, but time is running out for locating the next victim.

A routine traffic stop ends in tragedy, and Martin makes a momentous decision about his future.

Beck investigates after an elderly woman dies in a Stockholm hospital under mysterious circumstances.

The murder of a prominent attorney is connected to one of his recent cases, in which a company was being sued for serious environmental damage. Martin Beck and Lena Klingstrom find evidence which brings new light to the investigation – but who's pulling the strings?

A journalist is found beaten to death and Beck's investigation takes an unexpected and tragic turn.