Two patrolling cops stumble on to three criminals who have just stolen large amounts of explosives, and are killed in cold blood. Martin Beck and his team must now work day and night to find out who the killers are and what they are planning to do with the explosives before it's too late. Meanwhile, Gunvald Larsson who was a close friend of one of the murdered cops is ignoring all rules in his quest for revenge.
| Writing | Rolf Börjlind | Writer |
| Directing | Kjell Sundvall | Director |
| Writing | Cecilia Börjlind | Writer |
| Production | Börje Hansson | Producer |
| Production | Lars Blomgren | Producer |
| Editing | Thomas Täng | Editor |
| Writing | Maj Sjöwall | Characters |
| Sound | Adam Nordén | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lasse Westfelt | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katja Watkins | Costume Design |
| Writing | Per Wahlöö | Characters |
| Camera | Olof Johnson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bernt Eklund | Sound |
| Sound | Thomas Huhn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lasse Liljeholm | Sound |
| Sound | Stefan Ljungberg | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbro Holmbring | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna-Lena Melin | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Peter Bose | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lars Duus | Executive Producer |
| Production | Thomas Lydholm | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ole Søndberg | Executive Producer |