As this, the final story of the second season, opens we see a woman struggle to free herself from captivity; she gets away and staggers into the street where she is found by Group A members Ida and Gunnar. They follow a trail back to the place she was held and discover boxes full of illegal steroids. Kerstin, Group A's leader, considers these to be a single case but her superiors believe the case of the kidnapped woman should be handled by local police and Group A should focus on the drugs which are linked to the international drug smuggling ring known as Maximus. It isn't long before two women who were in the same class as the kidnapped woman turn up dead; each killed in a similar way while bound and gagged. Kerstin refuses to drop the case. Meanwhile Paul is asked to investigate the death of an intelligence officer; it isn't long before it becomes obvious to the viewer that his case is linked to Group A's case.
This episode is a solid conclusion to the second season although it didn't feel like the last ever episode despite being based on the last book in the series... and given that it was written back in 2007 I suspect there won't be more which is a pity. The story got off to a good start, quickly grabbing my attention and as it progressed the tension rose nicely as new details were revealed. Having Paul involved with an apparently totally separate case that turns out to be closely linked to Group A's case has become somewhat a cliché this season but such things go with the genre and it is fun trying to work out how the cases will finally be linked. As the motives for the killings becomes apparent there is a sense of tragedy; without spoiling it too much the victims had each taken part in a particularly disturbing event when still at school. The cast do a solid job and I'll certainly miss their characters.
These comments are based on watching the series in Swedish with English subtitles.
This episode is a solid conclusion to the second season although it didn't feel like the last ever episode despite being based on the last book in the series... and given that it was written back in 2007 I suspect there won't be more which is a pity. The story got off to a good start, quickly grabbing my attention and as it progressed the tension rose nicely as new details were revealed. Having Paul involved with an apparently totally separate case that turns out to be closely linked to Group A's case has become somewhat a cliché this season but such things go with the genre and it is fun trying to work out how the cases will finally be linked. As the motives for the killings becomes apparent there is a sense of tragedy; without spoiling it too much the victims had each taken part in a particularly disturbing event when still at school. The cast do a solid job and I'll certainly miss their characters.
These comments are based on watching the series in Swedish with English subtitles.
