Kurt tries to beat the odds in his final and most personal case as his daughter's future hangs in the balance.

When a woman's body is found, Wallander must act quickly to find the victim's daughter.

While Wallander is attending a conference in South Africa, Swedish national Inga Hedeman, an outreach worker, goes missing and local police chief Van Heerden, under pressure from Inga's husband Axel, asks Wallander to investigate, partnered by widowed sergeant Grace Mthembu.