Episodes
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jun 2, 2006
A missing grandmother leads Kurt Wallander on the trail of a religious cult. Tracking a sadistic killer, he follows a string of incidents, including ritual murders and attacks on domestic animals, with the help of his daughter Linda, a new member of the police, in the town of Ystad.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2006
A man with learning difficulties blows himself up while trying to rob a bank. Linda is promoted to a detective and, against Kurt's advice, considers sharing a cottage with Stefan.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2006
Kurt Wallander and his colleagues uncover the connections between a series of murders and a military training exercise. Becoming roommates makes Linda and Stefan's relationship more complicated.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2006
When an abandoned baby is found in a car, Kurt Wallander oversees a big operation to find the missing father. The case brings back memories for Linda of her own past and Kurt deals with a troubling health issue.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2006
Ystad CID intervenes in the investigation of an African man's apparent suicide in a rail yard. The investigation reveals the murder weapon is connected to one of Kurt's oldest friends. Linda and Stefan's relationship affects the investigation.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2006
Investigating a grisly local murder and the disappearance of a policeman's daughter, Ystad CID begins to suspect the two are connected.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 26, 2006
When a riding pupil finds the stable owner dead in his barn, Wallander is initially at a loss for suspects—the dead man had no friends, no social life and seemingly no enemies. However, a little digging reveals a much more complicated and sinister story and soon the suspect list is too large. Kurt's brief romance leaves confusion.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 30, 2006
An American woman at a photo exhibition steals an exhibit and is found dead in the harbour.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2007
An abandoned lorry is discovered to contain dead refugees.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2007
An old man who withdraws 20 million kronor from the bank is found poisoned. His neighbours are suspected, but they are the next to be poisoned.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2007
Following an argument with her lover on her boat, a woman is found dead. Wallander and the Ystad police investigate; their enquiries lead them to a farm commune and to an old friend of Linda's.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2007
When a woman is shot dead on the beach outside her restaurant, the only witness is her young daughter. Wallander and his team are informed about a restaurant mafia in Malmo run by Jack Hansson, so the Malmo police are called in to help. One of their cops, Frank Borg, knows a little bit too much about Jack's business dealings, and his methods are unconventional.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2007
When an 11-year-old boy is found dead, the team struggle in overcoming the emotional torment the case causes them.