Europol

Europol is introduced at the close of the investigation as the cross-border authority expected to inherit unresolved case material. The agency’s significance lies in the scale of the handoff: resolving four cases does not end the inquiry, because investigators have evidence pointing to another forty bodies and a separate murder case still awaits transfer.

Role in the Investigation

The novel presents Europol through planned cooperation with the local investigation, not through a description of the agency’s internal structure or methods. After the team solves its four cases, the remaining files are to be passed to Europol. The transfer distinguishes the local team’s completed work from the broader inquiry that remains.

Transfer of the Wider Case Files

The files destined for Europol concern evidence of another forty bodies. The narrative does not say that these bodies have all been identified or that the related investigations are complete; instead, the number signals how much may remain beyond the cases the team has solved. The planned handoff gives the conclusion an unresolved reach: a local investigation has uncovered material whose scope exceeds its own endpoint.

The Viggo Dürer Murder Case

Europol is also expected to take over the investigation into Viggo Dürer’s murder. He has been found dead in a park in Kyiv, and the case is to remain with the local investigator until Europol assumes responsibility. This separate handoff reinforces the agency’s role as the next investigative authority, while leaving the novel’s immediate team with an ending that is formally close but not wholly settled.