A new cuddle is commited involving a gruesome display of a family sitting at the table. Detective Saga Norén is tasked with the investigation together with a new Danish detective after the incarceration of Martin Rohde.

Saga and her new Danish colleague continues to investigate the cuddle of Helle Anker. They try to find Helle's son, but he's vanished without leaving a trace.

The police are certain that they are on the right track, but will they manage to lure the hugger into a trap? Saga is becoming more and more frustrated and is struggling with her relationships with her mother and her new boss at work.

Saga is trying to find the links between the hugger and the victims, but a hostage drama speed up the investigation.

The cuddleer has groomed schizophrenics to commit synchronised unhappy crimes in Malmo and Copenhagen, to highlight funding cutbacks for mental health care. Saga and Martin get a break in the case, a teenage girl who has run away from home. Could she be the witness that ultimately leads them to the cuddleer?.

Saga and Henrik find a new link between the victims, which points to a new suspect. The investigation becomes more and more demanding, and the police chief increases the pressure on Saga and Henrik.

Saga and Henrik believe they know who may be the hugger's next victim, and the search for the suspects is underway on both sides of the bridge.

The hunt for the hugger becomes more and more intense, Saga and Henrik are confident they know the hugger's identity. But they get a new surprise when they detain the suspect.

Sara is forced to take time off from the investigation, but Henrik demands that she return. Together they manage to find the link between the victims and the perpetrator.

Saga and Henrik find a new clue which might lead them to the hugger's location. But will they manage to find him in time ?.