Newly divorced journalist, Dicte Svendsen, returns to her hometown of Aarhus with her daughter Rose. Working as a crime reporter, she discovers the corpse of a young Bosnian woman, who seems to have bled to death following a c-section.
On a dramatic midsummer night, Dicte discovers a torched car in her neighbor's driveway. Inside the house, she finds the body of a woman who appears to have committed suicide.
Dicte follows a tip about illegal organ trafficking related to the murder of a young man. She later finds herself face to face with someone from her past.
Dicte and Wagner find themselves on the trail of the same man. And Dicte finds herself in a personal dilemma. Bo and Dicte become closer than ever before.
After Dicte finishes an interview with prominent politician, Francesca Olsen, a bomb explodes nearby. The explosion kills a young woman, but Dicte is convinced that the actual target was Francesca.