Maria Wern

- Season 1

(2008)

Maria Wern returns to her job as Deputy Commissioner of Gotland Police after six months' leave. The young policewoman is thrown directly into a murder case when an unknown man is found wounded on a beach. At the same time, it is suddenly clear that Gotland has been hit by an outbreak of bird flu. Now all resources must be put into limiting the infection before it is too late.

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?

Gotland has been affected by bird flu, and under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner Maria Wern, all resources have been invested in mapping and limiting the infection. The only known drug has been shown to be ineffective, and as more deaths occur, panic spreads. Everyone is looking for scapegoats, neighbors become each other's worst enemies, and people are chased from house to house. Maria also has a hard time maintaining the professional overview, because her own son is also affected by the disease.

Deputy Commissioner Maria Wern has been quarantined after being in contact with the late Malin Berg. Fortunately, it turns out that Maria has not become ill, but in return, her son's condition has worsened. For Maria, it is now seriously a race against time to solve the case. Who put the disease into circulation? And why? Is there a vaccine?