Erik returns to the northernmost of Sweden after a lifetime with Stockholm police save Jägarna (1996) and Jägarna 2 (2011). Retirement doesn't become him so he helps his nephew Peter, a rookie at the local police.

Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a desperate attempt to get them to reveal the wrongdoing wreaked on his family during the 90's recession.

Vares gets a desperate call from his friend Kyy, who needs saving. While Vares is saving his friend, the daughter of a new family of private detectives is kidnapped. Vares has to gamble with higher stakes than ever before. Events begin to link up with the parties of a mysterious sex cult and a showdown in the underworld. Who can Jussi Vares finally save?