Detective Mare Sheehan revives an unsolved missing person's case amid increased community pressure; Mare attends a celebration for her legendary high school basketball win and connects with Richard, a professor who's new in town.

Mare visits a grisly murder scene before informing the victim's enraged father; as a video from the night of the crime surfaces, Mare questions suspects in the case and gives an icy welcome to county Detective Colin Zabel, called in to assist.

As Mare and Colin parse new physical evidence, phone records lead to an unlikely suspect; after lashing out at Helen about a possible custody fight over Drew, Mare receives some unprompted advice from Richard on how to move forward with Carrie.

With Mare forced to take a backseat on the case, Colin presses a local priest about the vague circumstances that prompted his transfer to the parish; an anonymous call gives Dawn hope that Katie might still be alive.

In her mandated therapy, Mare opens up about her family's history with mental health; Lori tries to get to the bottom of her son's outburst at school; Mare meets with a semi-retired source to help find a possible connection to her three cases.

After a heroic rescue lands her in the hospital, Mare awakes to the unshakeable pain of losing a friend. Then, given a second chance by Chief Carter, Mare reevaluates old suspects, which leads to a shocking clue.