An ambitious financial reporter Bea receives an anonymous tip about irregularities at a Swedish major bank. Bea weathered a scoop, but the review is made more difficult by her love affair with the bank's married CEO, Peder. Based on Carolina Neurath's book "Speed Blind" which in turn is inspired by real events.
Episode 1
Bea Farkas, finance reporter at The Daily Post, has a secret relationship with the CEO of ST Bank, Peder Rooth. She realises that this conflicts with her professional role, but she can't help herself.
Episode 2
Bea's investigation proves that the tip is real. Despite having serious reservations about investigating the man she loves, Bea digs deeper.
Episode 3
Bea continues her investigation, and with the help of her friend, Adam Berg, who works at ST Bank, she gains access to documents that can prove the bank is cooking the books.
Episode 4
Bea works out that the documents show the bank has overvalued its assets by two billion, but she encounters heavy resistance. In order to fix his dire financial situation, Bea's colleague Thulin has agreed to help Peder.
Episode 5
Peder tries to stop Bea, but she manages to disclose her findings. The bank closes its trading division to appease its critics.
Episode 6
The Financial Supervisory Authority's investigation leads to the bank losing its license. In a desperate attempt to save the bank from bankruptcy, they try to sell it one chaotic weekend, but fail.
Episode 7
Bea is plagued by feelings of guilt. After a misstep with Peder, she decides to give up journalism. The Economic Crime Authority starts a preliminary investigation of Peder Rooth and Otto Rehnskiöld.
Episode 8
Bea returns to work to find out what happened to Beijer. Her inquiries point to Otto. Otto, feeling the noose being tightened, orders Waltin to stop Bea, for good.
