Detective Peter Wendel returns after a long sick leave to assemble a ragtag team of cops tasked with investigating unresolved murder cases.
In 1402, Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik, but a conspiracy is in the making.
Danish and Swedish police are forced to work together when a body is found on the border. The mystery deepens when they discover it includes dismembered parts from two corpses.
Swedish detective Kurt Wallander investigates a series of murders in the south of the country, near Skane, and uncovers corruption at the heart of the establishment.
