After their training is over it looks like Isabell and Pontus will soon be leaving in fact Isabell was due to leave immediately after completing her training but stays on when she when she recognises a woman killed during a break in. Over the course of the episode we learn a lot more about Isabell; first we learn that she trains in mixed martial arts, then when they go to arrest a suspect at a match one of the competitors recognises her but he thinks she is called Rebekka. Over the course of the episode we learn that she had a very different life before she joined the police and changed her name to get away from a dangerous ex-boyfriend. The main suspect in the murder case is the woman's ex-boyfriend although once he is arrested it becomes clear that he didn't actually do it although he was probably there when it happened, unfortunately he is too scared to say who actually did it. The person who did it was Isabell's ex and he and his brother are making life so difficult for her that she decides to take her side-arm. This turns out to be a mistake when it gets stolen and used to kill her ex in front of her house. It looks like her career is over just as it was starting but Pontus and later Kurt are willing to help her. There is a minor secondary story concerning Katarina's daughter's involvement in the theft of a box of mobile phones; while the crime isn't connected to the murders the way her daughter is dealt with helps Kurt to persuade Katrina to deal with Isabell's mistake in a similarly forgiving way.
As this season approaches its conclusion there is no let up in the quality of the stories. This one is very much centred an Isabell and Pontus; Nina Zanjani and Sverrir Gudnason do very well in the roles which made me care about the characters and although the ending suggested they would be leaving the Ystad police I hope a reason will be found to keep them there. With just one episode left to air I hope a third series will be commissioned.
As this season approaches its conclusion there is no let up in the quality of the stories. This one is very much centred an Isabell and Pontus; Nina Zanjani and Sverrir Gudnason do very well in the roles which made me care about the characters and although the ending suggested they would be leaving the Ystad police I hope a reason will be found to keep them there. With just one episode left to air I hope a third series will be commissioned.
