Sometimes you get a second chance ...Carl Morck used to be a good homicide detective. One of Copenhagens best, in fact. Then a bullet almost took his life. Two of his colleagues werent so lucky, and Carl, because he didnt draw his gun, blames himself. Now his erratic behaviour is going to cost him his job. Its just a matter of time. So promotion is the last thing he expects. Newly created Department Q deals with cases of special focus. His former colleagues think its a joke - a home for hopeless cases. Carl, leading it, will fit right in. Except that his first case is that of missing politician Merete Lynggaard. She vanished five years ago. Everyone assumes shes dead. Everyone assumes its a waste of time. Everyone, that is, except Carl. Because Merete isnt dead - at least not yet.