Reyka must attend a hearing to approve her abductor's parole application to be allowed to go free after twenty years behind bars.
Reyka and the police investigate the six decomposed bodies found in the cane fields.
Reyka and her team investigate links between Macingwane and the Msomi royal household, and it starts to feel as though everyone in the region has links to the dead bodies.
A soil sample taken from the cane fields and it's disappearance starts to draw suspicion onto the police team and especially their boss, Hector Zwane.
Nandi is attacked by the killer and is a hair breath away from losing her life.
Reyka and Samuel are filled with guilt as they start to piece together links between a new harrowing incident and their cane field killer case.
Reyka re-enacts the shooting of Soda and is shocked to discover that all the evidence leads back to one suspect close to her.
Reyka is captured by a ruthless serial killer who is about to play out his murderous MO on her.