The great star of the Royal Dramatic Theatre has fallen ill, and must be cared for at home by a talkative, insecure woman who, over time, finds it difficult to maintain the professional boundaries of the relationship.

Tony is a gambler who loses everything he owns to an evil gangster. He makes one last bet and tries to win it all back. But he makes a bad call and loses his soul. Now he has 24 hours to give the gangster some money. Or he will become his slave forever.

When a restauranteur is abducted, Wallander's investigation leads him to suspect the Malmö police might be involved.

After an elder man gets hit by a stolen car, the police decides to investigate it. The stolen car is later found next to a murdered young girl, prompting Inspector Irene Huss and her co-workers to investigate and slowly get pulled into a world of evil.