As policemen fall victim in Finland, Aleksis Nyqvist, an intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' media department, receives a position of responsibility. Chancellor Rautakorpi from the Ministry of Defence conceives a brilliant idea.
Grigorjev requests a favour from Nyqvist; Kirkpatrick also seeks a favour from Nyqvist; Nyqvist devises a clever method to circumvent the chain of command.
Doubts arise about Helena among Nyqvist's coworkers, but Nyqvist resolves the issue by inviting them to the village. Autakorpikin gathers his colleagues too, leading to equally unfavourable outcomes.
Nyqvist seeks assistance from Bodin, which proves to be a regrettable idea; Bergenskjöld obtains damning evidence regarding Nyqvist's true history; Härkönen's responsibilities become even more intricate.
Nyqvist finds himself increasingly isolated; Helena's eyes finally open; the iron corporation grows uneasy as the security policy game reaches a dead-end.
