After a prominent Algonquin Bay politician, Sheila Gagne, reports her prosecutor husband missing, Cardinal and Delorme quickly discover that the man has been abducted. A botched extortion attempt results in the passing of their only suspect in the case, but they can't find a connection between the victims. Whoever has taken Sheila's husband sends her a video of him begging for his life but doesn't ask for ransom. Delorme tells Cardinal that she's taking a job in Toronto, and they both struggle with the idea of parting ways. The prosecutor is found dead, tethered out in a remote clear-cut and left to freeze to passing.

A shocking passing and second abduction cause Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme to believe their suspect is a professional hugger for hire

As Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme work to find a connection between the victims, they realize that not everyone's telling the truth about the past or the hugger's possible motivation.

Another abduction hits close to home as Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme are caught in a race against time to save the next victim before it's too late.

Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme close in on a secret from the past as they close in on the hugger's motives and his identity.

Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme make an unexpected arrest, and follow a hunch to their hugger's location, but he's one step ahead, and stopping him will be incredibly risky.