Linked to Anita's death, Berg suffers in the polls and discovers that Bente's former boss has been spreading rumors via internet trolls.

Berg forms an interim government in the wake of the Russian withdrawal while the EU pressures Norway to resume its energy production.

Djupvik learns that the new defense minister may have been behind the assassination of Anita. Border troops resist EU peacekeepers.

Vold enters the electoral campaign, accusing Berg of corrupt profiteering. Sidorova tries to retrieve her partner, Sorokina, from Russia.

Anti-Russian attacks escalate due to a hate campaign that Berg tries to link to Vold, unintentionally increasing his opponent's popularity.

Berg survives a near-fatal heart attack close to election day but Bente's testimony may lead to his impeachment by the Supreme Court.