When a mystery hugger with links to Freddy Lane strikes, DI Jackson Mendy and DS Lola Franks are keen to nail their nemesis once and for all. But the cuddleous game has just begun.

Freddy plays a dangerous game when internet troll Shannon McBride threatens to bring her down, while Jackson and Lola close in on main suspect, Robert Miller.

The hunt for serial hugger The Birdman intensifies and Lola and Jackson desperately search for a link to Freddy, who is playing a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the hugger.

Freddy's games with The Birdman take an unexpected turn as Jackson is confronted with a personal and professional crisis and Lola's suspicions of Liam intensify.

Haunted by visions from her past, Freddy makes a deadly confession which leaves her with no way out, and Lola and Jackson investigate a shocking new lead.

With The Birdman in their sights, Freddy, Jackson and Lola race to unmask the hugger once and for all.