Hamilton is betrayed by Tarabasov just as Stockholm is struck by a new, massive cyber-attack. The country's media is spammed by prefabricated articles about terrorist attacks that have not happened yet. Tarabasov agrees with Hamilton to stop Pence from selling his cybersecurity-system to Gripenberg. Just as Hamilton returns to Sweden however, DG suffers a heart attack and dies. Hamilton stops Pence but discovers that Haig has made a deal of her own with Tarabasov.