Season 3
All Episodes
Episode 1
The Scorpion
February 1, 2009
A brutally battered woman, Monika, manages to flee from her home with her two children. Later, the body of a dead man is found in the same house. The murder was preceded by an assault; bloodstains found in the kitchen correspond to Monika’s DNA.
Episode 2
The Unclaimed Girl
February 8, 2009
A small girl is found dead in a deserted underground cellar. She has been dead for some time but there is fresh food for her. Who is she?
Episode 3
The Vulture
February 15, 2009
Former sports minister John Vedén disappears and it quickly becomes apparent this is connected to his addiction to gambling.
Episode 4
The Attorney
February 22, 2009
A famous Swedish lawyer is brutally murdered in his apartment. Martin Beck and his team find a clear murder motive. Hansson had a good chance of winning a case against a multinational company. But it appears Hansson was not completely honest and had several links with the underworld.
Episode 5
The Japanese Painting
March 1, 2009
Beck gets a call from a colleague who's in Stockholm for an art auction. He was outbid by a woman who was later found dead in his hotel.
Episode 6
The Weak Link
March 8, 2009
A teenage girl is found by her parents brutally raped and murdered in the woods. It's now up to Beck and his team to catch the criminal.
Episode 7
The Silent Scream
March 15, 2009
Two girls are hit by a train and killed instantly. Was it murder or a double suicide? Martin Beck and his team must answer the question of whether the pressure and intimidation faced by these young women in their everyday lives led to their deaths.
Episode 8
In the Name of God
March 22, 2009
A paparazzi photographer is found dead, his apartment ransacked. Was the motive for the murder revenge, blackmail or something even more sinister?