A grim discovery awaits Wisting and his team in Larvik: a brutal crime scene. The severed head of a young asylum seeker has been displayed on a stake in the town square. Agent Maggie Griffin of the FBI returns to offer her assistance with t…

The discovery of a body caught in a poacher's snare reveals a connection between the two deaths. Line begins to suspect a past relationship between Wisting and the care center's administrator.

Maggie finds herself compelled to reveal information she has guarded closely from Wisting. This disclosure alters the course of the investigation, launching Wisting and Maggie on an unexpected pursuit that crosses into Sweden.

In Sweden, Wisting and Maggie discover a body – a victim from a past case. Drawn into a desperate police operation alongside their Swedish counterparts, they find the resolution both emotionally charged and unexpectedly complex.