 The police seals off all roads across national borders.As the fourth terrorist Heydt encounters the police, there is an exchange of fire in which Heydt is killed and a policeman injured.The story, and indeed the series, ends with the policemen able to go home to spend Christmas with their families, with the book ending with Beck, happily partnered with Rhea, his girlfriend, enjoying New Year festivities with Kollberg and Gun, Kollberg's wife.