The year is 1949 and we are back at Matilda and Nils-Erik's farm. Their son Lennart and his wife Rakel are planning to take over the farm after his parents.
A year has passed since Matilda Karlsson arranged a job in the city for her son Lennart and managed to persuade her late husband Nils-Erik to take care of the farm. Everything is fine except for one thing, Matilda wants grandchildren. Lennart and the neighbor's daughter Inga get along well so she thinks they would make a perfect couple. But there are many obstacles along the way.
Johan Falk, un flic suédois, se rend sur les lieux d’un braquage violent où il tue l’un des 2 bandits mais l’autre s’enfuit. Ce dernier, un dangereux criminel bien connu des services de police, cherche à se venger en faisant croire à tous que Falk l’a agressé… C’est à son tour de s’enfuir pour pouvoir prouver la vérité.