Swedish police search for a mole within their own ranks, while Inger Johanne leaves Ingvar behind and goes looking for the US president on her own. Meanwhile, Ingvar pays Warren a visit and some theories start to emerge about who might be behind the president's disappearance.

Inger Johanne wants to get help to the captive president but is surprised to discover the president doesn't trust anyone in her own ranks. Meanwhile, there are rifts within the FBI as conflicting stories emerge about who might be behind the kidnapping. Ingvar pays a visit to someone who will turn out to be a key figure in the investigation and to have links to Helen Tyler's past.

Someone is tracking the signal from the missing US president's mobile phone. Meanwhile, both the president and Inger Johanne are haunted by ghosts from their past. Ingvar and Warren form an unlikely partnership to try and push forward with the investigation.