Año 1992, el Imperio Soviético ha padecido cambios históricos. Letonia es ahora un estado soberano, en el que tras la aparente autonomía oficial hay fuerzas poderosas que trabajan muy ligadas a las mafias rusas. Un bote con dos hombres muertos es arrastrado por el mar hasta las costas del sur de Suecia. La policía de Ystad, dirigida por el detective Kurt Wallander, deduce que los dos hombres fueron asesinados y que el bote es originario de Letonia. Pronto se descubre que el asesinato es el resultado de una disputa interna de la mafia...
After twelve years in the city Jānis returns to the country and marries his first love - now a widow with three children - Aija. But the happiness is not meant to be because the husband and the wife share different views of life and, ultimately, can't work out their relationships.
During an international rally two contestants find a hidden painting in the door of their car. In order to not get removed from the track riders do not report to their team management.
After the train conductor Pētersons receives money transfer from an unknown source, he suspects foul play involving the cargo he's transporting. He decides to do his own investigation into the matter, not realizing that he's putting himself and those around him in danger.
The son of Martins Viksna, the collective farm chairman, Klavs comes home from the military service and starts working in his native kolkhoz but does not understand his colleagues, so he goes to town.
