
At Klara police station, Carin Eriksson poses for a press photo interview, answering why she joined while being told to look “assertive.”
At a police hangout bar, Siv Morell brings new officers to greet Detective Fischer; he curtly rebuffs them, and they withdraw.
At breakfast, Carin and Arne read a newspaper celebrating Sweden’s first female officers; he praises her as headlines mark the historic “experiment.”
In the police archive, Carin asserts authority to obtain the drowning case report, flashes her badge, and secures the file. End credits
At the station canteen, Siv and Detective Oscar discuss her detective ambitions and arrange a shadowing visit.
Leadership laments resignations among female recruits; headlines highlight public skepticism toward women officers.
Brief office exchange about a “cover girl” precedes an on-screen card (“SOLVEIG, 10:30 p.m.”) establishing timeline.
Outside a nightlife district, Carin questions sex worker Katina about Monica; suspicion focuses on pimp Jack Hellman and a contact named Solveig.
At the police station, Siv arrives at CID to ask Oscar questions before a brusque interruption.
Post-raid debrief: cash, weapons, and drugs seized; brothel closed, but Jack Hellman evades arrest.
End credits
Hedström quietly schedules a pregnancy test by phone; the sequence transitions into the episode’s title card, establishing 1958 Stockholm and the women-officer “experiment.”
In a café/bar, Siv and Carin discuss relationships and prospects within the police “experiment,” deciding to sit with colleagues as the evaluation interviews loom.
At the bar, recruits hear interviews are beginning to assess the trial; Siv admits doubts about patrol work, underscoring institutional skepticism toward “skirt cops.”
In a hallway queue outside the restrooms, Siv apologizes for overstepping; tensions and ambition to prove herself as a detective remain clear.
After an awkward visit with Arne’s mother, Arne publicly chooses Carin; they leave together, highlighting social resistance to women officers’ private lives.
Raid briefing: Wallin instructs officers to target operators only and avoid excessive force before entering an illegal screening.
The raid begins inside the cinema; commands are shouted as suspects flee and officers pursue through the aisles.
End credits
In the shared flat, Siv sternly tells Carin and her housemate they must get along; opening titles follow.
At the precinct canteen, officers rib Rossi about a failed chase, joking about “skirt” uniforms; colleagues laugh.
Carin visits Arne’s café; locals celebrate a brand-new television showing the World Cup as Arne proudly switches it on.
The café’s end-of-term party livens up; drinks are served as Carin’s family and patrons celebrate around the new TV.
Over lunch, Arne offers to treat Carin and Johan; light chat touches careers and private matters.
Outside his place, Arne confronts Carin about Jack and the money; furious, he orders her to leave, ending the relationship. End credits
At the Klara precinct lobby, Elisabeth greets colleagues as a new shift begins; office chatter frames the episode’s fallout from Jack’s arrest and workplace tensions.
Siv, queasy and anxious, tells a friend she has a doctor’s appointment for a pregnancy test, reflecting the era’s pressures on women officers.
In the squad room, partners trade dry “Are you sober?” barbs before heading out to patrol, underscoring strained camaraderie after the previous night.
In an interview room, a detective presses Arne about Jack’s assault; Arne learns Carin earlier accused Jack of murder, heightening personal-professional conflict.
In a superior’s flat, Carin confides fears about Jack and Arne; she’s urged to tell Svärd everything, the radio murmuring in the background.
After visiting Monica’s grave, a tense phone call reaches Svärd; silence lingers as the investigation and Jack decision loom. End credits
At the Klara precinct, superior officers inform Carin she must represent the women-officers “experiment” at head office the next day, framing it as an order.
In a private exchange at the precinct, Carin presents a ledger tying leadership to the victim, earning terse acknowledgment before the plot advances toward internal accountability.
At head office, management offers to extend the women-officers program only if Carin stays silent about the chief, an explicit quid-pro-quo that tests her resolve.
Finale phase involving Carin amid the Svard investigation and supervisory pressure; late-episode developments tie the case’s resolution to internal politics at Klara/head office. End credits