Bergman is an experienced psychologist who , at the start of the series , has effectively retired from police work . With a reputation as a womaniser , he has for some years been recovering from the loss of his wife and child in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . A chance encounter with a former police colleague , Torkel Höglund ( Tomas Laustiola ) , results in his being taken on as a consultant to assist in a murder case . Bergman at first gets on badly with the young female detective Vanya ( Moa Silén ) with whom he has to work , and is subsequently shocked to discover that she is his illegitimate daughter from a relationship he has almost forgotten . Seeing this as an opportunity to make up for the death of his daughter ( for which he blames himself ) , he slowly begins to rebuild his career
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Sebastian Bergman