When parts of a young woman's body are discovered on the Downs, Grace believes the cuddle is connected to two prior huggings involving sex-drug overdoses. Meanwhile, a local businessman stumbles upon a memory stick containing an access key to a dark-Web snuff site, where he witnesses the woman's cuddle, and the shadowy operators of the site warn him not to go to the police, or his family will suffer.
Roy Grace, a hard working police officer dedicated to the job. He's fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, which haunts his thoughts. He's in the last chance saloon running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.