The,halves,of,two,bodies,,one,belonging,to,a,female,Swedish,politician,,are,discovered,in,the,middle,of,the,Øresund,Bridge,,which,connects,Copenhagen,in,Denmark,with,Malmö,in,Sweden.,The,body,,cut,in,half,at,the,waist,,has,been,placed,precisely,on,the,border,between,the,countries,,thus,falling,under,the,jurisdiction,of,both,the,Danish,and,Swedish,police,agencies.,After,further,examination,,it,turns,out,that,the,body,is,that,of,two,separate,corpses,,with,one,half,belonging,to,a,Danish,prostitute.,Saga,Norén,,from,the,Swedish,side,,and,Martin,Rohde,,from,the,Danish,,lead,the,investigation,to,catch,the,murderer.[4][5],The,investigation,quickly,escalates,as,a,journalist,,Daniel,Ferbé,,whose,car,was,used,in,the,crime,,begins,receiving,phone,calls.,The,caller,,who,becomes,known,as,the,\"Truth,Terrorist\",,claims,to,be,committing,his,crimes,in,order,to,draw,attention,to,various,social,problems.,A,social,worker,,Stefan,Lindberg,,whose,sister,becomes,a,victim,of,the,Truth,Terrorist,,becomes,an,early,suspect.,However,,events,soon,lead,the,Danish,and,Swedish,teams,to,conclude,that,the,killer,has,connections,to,the,police.,They,discover,that,the,crimes,have,been,planned,over,a,period,of,several,years.,The,trail,eventually,leads,them,to,Jens,,a,Danish,policeman,and,former,close,friend,of,Martin‘s,,who,was,thought,to,have,committed,suicide,after,an,accident,on,the,bridge,caused,the,deaths,of,his,wife,and,son.,In,the,course,of,the,investigation,,Martin,and,Saga,develop,a,close,working,relationship,,although,they,are,very,different,people.,Martin,has,a,twenty-year,old,son,from,his,first,marriage,,August,,who,is,now,living,with,Martin,and,his,current,wife,,Mette,,by,whom,Martin,has,three,children;,after,Martin,has,had,a,vasectomy,,Mette,discovers,that,she,is,expecting,twins.,Saga,lives,alone,and,does,not,seem,to,feel,she,needs,a,serious,relationship,,instead,picking,up,men,in,bars,for,casual,sex.,She,appears,to,have,symptoms,consistent,with,Asperger,syndrome,,resulting,in,difficulty,establishing,relationships,and,feelings,of,inadequacy,in,managing,people;,she,refuses,a,promotion,for,this,latter,reason.,After,the,killer,has,murdered,several,people,and,successfully,thrown,red,herrings,in,the,way,of,the,investigation,,his,true,purpose,-,to,strike,at,Martin,himself,-,eventually,becomes,clear.,Jens,,now,calling,himself,Sebastian,Sandstrod,,first,approaches,Mette,,who,is,susceptible,to,his,advances,,after,learning,that,Martin,has,slept,with,Charlotte,Söringer,,a,woman,who,is,peripherally,involved,in,the,investigation.,Sebastian,lures,Mette,and,her,children,to,a,remote,spot,where,he,subjects,them,to,a,terrifying,ordeal,,locking,them,in,with,a,room,and,giving,her,a,hand,grenade,with,its,pin,removed,to,hold,as,long,as,she,can.,However,,Saga,realises,that,August,is,the,real,target.,The,investigation,culminates,in,a,confrontation,on,the,bridge,,where,she,cannot,help,but,tell,Martin,what,happened,to,August,and,has,to,fire,at,him,in,order,to,prevent,him,destroying,his,career,by,killing,Sebastian,,the,killer‘s,final,intention.
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