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1 :01x01 - Sidetracked
Writer: Richard Cottan
Director: Philip Martin
Guest star: Alisa Arnah (Erika Carlman), Joseph Chance (Mats Ekholm), Jill Baker (Anita Carlman), John McEnery (Lars Magnusson), Nicholas Hoult (Stefan Fredman), Michael Culver (Hugo Sandin), Malcolm Tierney (Wetterstedt)
After being called to investigate an unidentified girl wandering along an empty field, Inspector Wallander witnesses her inexplicably set herself on fire.
While trying to find out who she was, three bizarre and brutal murders take place, involving the victims being scalped.
On the home front, Wallander is adjusting to being separated from his wife and is forced to deal with the difficult relationship he has with his aging father.
2 :01x02 - Firewall
Writer: Richard Cottan, Richard McBrien
Director: Niall MacCormick
Guest star: Michael Mueller (Kristian Suneson), Annabel Mullion (Marianne Falk), Rebecca Egan (Susana Hokberg), Guy Henry (Erik Hokberg), Orla Brady (Ella Lindfeldt), Luke Allen-Gale (Robert Modin)
Two seemingly unrelated cases - the death of a man at an ATM machine from an apparent heart attack and the murder of a cab driver by two teenage girls - become entwined when Wallander investigates further. In doing so, he finds a conspiracy that reaches beyond the country's borders.
3 :01x03 - One Step Behind
Writer: Richard Cottan
Director: Philip Martin
Guest star: Glen Davies (Erik Lundberg), Anthony Hunt (Doctor), Steven Pacey (Bjorkland), Flora Spencer-Longhurst (Isa), Sanchia McCormack (Ylva Brink), Duncan Holmes (Klas Boge), Samantha Best (Lilliemor Norman), Lorraine Brunning (Eva Hillstrom), Ben Meyjes (Louise / Ake Larstam)
Missing teenagers and the murder of a colleague appear unrelated at first, but as Wallander investigates, he discovers that the murderer has intimate knowledge of his victims and seems to be one step ahead of Wallander.
4 :02x01 - Faceless Killers
Inspector Wallander finds a bloodbath when he takes a look around an isolated farmhouse on a routine call. A dying woman manages to say a word to Wallander before she dies and it ends up getting leaked to the press which causes major problems. Wallander finds his personal life in a mess.
5 :02x02 - The Man Who Smiled
Guest star: Emma Griffiths Malin (Elin Nordfeldt), John Rogan (Hans Laurensson), Sandra Voe (Betty Laurensson), Rupert Graves (Alfred Harderberg), Vincent Regan (Anders Ekman), Angela Thorne (Berta Duner), Sally Hurst (Anna), David Sibley (Sten Torstensson), Roland Hedlund (Gustaf Torstensson), Benedict Taylor (Jurgen Nordfeldt)
Wallander finds his life spiralling into depression after he kills a man in the line of duty. Wallander decides to quit his as Sten Torstensson, an old friend, asks him to look into the death of his father in a car accident. After having dismissed the case, Wallander later finds out that Sten has been found dead, believed to have taken his own life. Wallander returns to work to investigate what looks like it could now be a double murder.
6 :02x03 - The Fifth Woman
The disappearance of one elderly man turns into a murder inquiry that may involve other killings. As he investigates the links between victims, Wallander becomes close to one of the primary suspects.