Robert Modin’s Risky Expertise

Firewall

This flow follows a gifted young hacker as his technical assistance turns him into a target of the conspiracy he helps uncover.

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A Conviction Behind Him A Conviction Behind Him from "Firewall". Talent and Consequence The Pentagon Breach Modin has already served a short sentence for breaking into the Pentagon’s computer system.

A Conviction Behind Him from "Firewall". Talent and Consequence The Pentagon Breach Modin has already served a short sentence for breaking into the Pentagon’s computer system.

Talent and Consequence The Pentagon Breach Modin has already served a short sentence for breaking into the Pentagon’s computer system. He understands both the power of his ability and the risks of leaving traces. A Useful Skill Wallander approaches him for his technical expertise rather than his criminal past. The request brings Modin into a case beyond the scale of his previous exploits.

The First Firewall The First Firewall from "Firewall". A Difficult Invitation Falk’s Computer Modin tries to access Falk’s protected machine and finds a system unlike anything he has encountered.

The First Firewall from "Firewall". A Difficult Invitation Falk’s Computer Modin tries to access Falk’s protected machine and finds a system unlike anything he has encountered.

A Difficult Invitation Falk’s Computer Modin tries to access Falk’s protected machine and finds a system unlike anything he has encountered. He asks for time and consults trusted hacker friends. A Breakthrough By connecting his own equipment, he gets around the defenses and discovers coded links to powerful institutions. The computer’s contents change the investigation’s stakes.

The Countdown Pattern The Countdown Pattern from "Firewall". Reading the Numbers A Deadline Modin identifies recurring markers and a pattern linked to October 20. He cannot yet say precisely what the deadline means.

The Countdown Pattern from "Firewall". Reading the Numbers A Deadline Modin identifies recurring markers and a pattern linked to October 20. He cannot yet say precisely what the deadline means.

Reading the Numbers A Deadline Modin identifies recurring markers and a pattern linked to October 20. He cannot yet say precisely what the deadline means. Dangerous Curiosity He copies material and continues working after the police have stopped supervising him. His expertise makes progress possible, but his independent risk-taking exposes him.

Flight from Löderup Flight from Löderup from "Firewall". A Threat Becomes Visible The Warning Modin receives a message saying he has been traced and sees a watcher outside his home.

Flight from Löderup from "Firewall". A Threat Becomes Visible The Warning Modin receives a message saying he has been traced and sees a watcher outside his home.

A Threat Becomes Visible The Warning Modin receives a message saying he has been traced and sees a watcher outside his home. Frightened, he takes his father’s car and drives away. The Search Wallander fears that Modin will be hunted like Hökberg and Landahl. A search begins across the fog-bound countryside.

Hostage at the Threshold Hostage at the Threshold from "Firewall". Captured but Alive Elvira’s House Carter’s network abducts Modin after killing Elvira Lindfeldt.

Hostage at the Threshold from "Firewall". Captured but Alive Elvira’s House Carter’s network abducts Modin after killing Elvira Lindfeldt.

Captured but Alive Elvira’s House Carter’s network abducts Modin after killing Elvira Lindfeldt. Modin is forced to remain silent while the plan approaches its deadline. Recovery and Consequence Wallander realizes the danger and intercepts Carter at the ATM. Modin survives, but learns that his technical work has brought lethal consequences close to his family and himself.

Before October 1997

October 11–12, 1997

October 17–19, 1997

October 18, 1997, morning

October 19–20, 1997