Faced with possible extradition to China, Stella tries to discover who the real killer is.

Stella becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Guo Dai, a powerful employee of the Chinese embassy in Iceland, during a major state dinner.

While investigating who can blame her client, Stella learns that Órunn and her friends have carried out numerous previous malicious attacks.

Regina, a powerful investor and government adviser, is murdered in a sauna at her summer home in an Icelandic national park and her young niece comes under suspicion.

Despite warnings, Stella continues her investigation and discovers that the victim was blackmailing politicians based on compromising videos.

Stella is enlisted to defend an old client, a drug dealer accused of murdering a young assistant to the prime minister.