More and more, as incriminating circumstantial evidence points to Lisbeth, after the events of
Del 3 - Flickan som lekte med elden (2010), the suffocating stranglehold of the police tightens, and Mikael, convinced of her innocence, is the only person left willing to clear her name. However, in this well-planned conspiracy, evil forces are at work, and somehow, someone from Lisbeth's opaque past has something to do with her salvation. Can the girl who played with fire survive the machinations of the unseen criminal who hates women?
—Nick Riganas