Tension mounts between hostages Peter, Ellen and Mathiesen who are held by the person Hammern tried to squeeze for information. Cabinet ministers squabble about who is to lead the hunt for the political killers.

Fritzmann informs the Ministers of Education and Justice and Ulrichsen that they are suspected of high treason. Amelia discovers that it is Aslak who has been harassing her with messages about the rape she endured.