After hearing about the murder of a woman in northern Norway, doctoral student Maja Angell puts aside her research on serial killers to head back to her home country and try and catch one.

Aftering hearing about the murder of a young woman in northern Norway, doctoral student Maja sets aside her research on serial killers and heads back to her home country to attempt to catch one.

After digging into cold cases, Maja makes her first big breakthrough; Elle finds clues of her own at the hotel where Sofie worked.

Maja and the police investigators discover a pattern of cases that is much more extensive than first thought; Maja's methods risk her getting kicked off the team.

Maja discovers that her own family's secrets shed light on the murder and goes to her father for answers; Elle has a decision to make about what to do next.

The consequences of the daughter-father feud send Maja even closer to the tipping point; Elle runs into danger when she heads north.