Mannen på taket

Police lieutenant Nyman is murdered in his hospital bed and Martin Beck and his colleagues have another murder to solve. They discover that Nyman was a very brutal and tough policeman who received many complaints about his brutality. Particularly interesting is a complaint from Åke Eriksson, whose wife died in police custody because of Nyman. Eriksson climbs up on a roof in central Stockholm and starts to shoot at people on the street below... [This movie is not related to the 1993 TV Series, beyond having the same characters.]

Bo Widerbergs publiksuccé om kommissarie Beck och hans assistent Rönn som får hand om ett mord som begåtts på Sabbatsbergs sjukhus i Stockholm. Den mördade visar sig vara polis och utredningen som följer visar också att offret var en synnerligen otrevlig person. Genom kårandan inom polisen har han flera gånger räddats från prickningar för övergrepp. Bygger på romanen "Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle".