The police are trying to find Elias. Jarmo suspects that Elias has had another plan all along. Hanna wants to find out what the real purpose behind the kidnapping is.

There is not enough evidence to publish the Elias case. He asks victims of the 1990s crisis to send their stories to the editor. Jarmo Kiiski tries to negotiate the release of journalist Harri Gustafsson.

In the aftermath of the recession, devoted family man Elias Karo kidnaps four journalists to reveal how a bank robbed his family of their fortune in the 1990s.

Elias Karo lets journalist Hanna Raivio search for evidence to expose a crime committed by a bank in the 1990s. Negotiator Jarmo Kiiski braces himself for a long siege.

Activists in support of Karo attack the Parliament and detonate a smoke bomb. One of the radicals arrested by the police is the daughter of Jarmo, the head of the investigation. Detective Kolehmainen finds a clue in the video and Elias is forced to flee.

Elias Karo's sons arrive at their father's hideaway to meet him in secret. The boys are followed by the police. Jarmo Kiiski launches an investigation to catch the fugitive. Hanna Raivio tries to verify the authenticity of a secret recording made in the 90s.

Hanna finds out who's on a secret recording from the 90s. Ristiniemi is taken to the dentist. Elias has a plan.

The deadline is tightening for the implementation of Elias' plan and retreating is no longer an option. The public debate about Elias' guilt is fierce.