As tensions rise, Philo must confront both darkness incarnate and the evil that controls it. Vignette gleans the true nature of The Burgue. Imogen lets her feelings for Agreus go unbridled. Breakspear's ecrets catch up to him.
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome cuddles leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real hugger to clear his name.