The cop - a terror attack in Oslo lures a disenchanted Interpol agent into the maelstrom of the impending Russian presidential election run-off.
The journalist - long-buried secrets start emerging and one of Russia's most respected journalists must end her exile in London to ensure that malign influences are stopped from putting their man in the Kremlin.
The candidate - an ex-soldier has to decide whether anything will stop him becoming Russian president, no matter the cost to himself, his family and Russia itself.