While covering the yearly Nobel Banquet for the tabloid Kvällspressen, crime journalist Annika Bengtzon becomes an eyewitness to a dramatic murder occurring right before her eyes. Two individuals are shot, including the contentious Medicine Laureate, Aaron Wiesel. As the primary witness, Annika is restricted by the police from revealing any details of what she observed. A terrorist organization with ties to the Middle East swiftly claims responsibility for the assassination. The incident attracts widespread attention from international media and law enforcement agencies.