: Frank’s son, who unexpectedly returns from Russian captivity during the investigation, forcing Frank to navigate a painful familial reconciliation.

: Following the brutal "hunger winter" of 1946/47, Hamburg is now suffering under an unseasonable heatwave in May 1947.

: The case begins when the body of a young boy is discovered in the ruins of a bombed-out shipyard.

: The pressure on Stave mounts as two more bodies are discovered, pointing to a serial killer operating in the shadows of the black market. Key Characters