The young Deputy Commissioner Maria Wern is in the middle of her most difficult case to date. An unknown man has been wounded on a beach. At the same time, Gotland has been hit by bird flu. Maria's own son is among the many children who have been quarantined at a sports facility, and panic is beginning to spread on the island. Later, a journalist is reported missing by his wife. What connection does he have to the case? Has he also been the victim of a crime?
