Major screws up during an investigation and Carver wonders whether to turn him in. But when he learns of the consequences, he decides to cover for him.
After he and Carver are given a new assignment by Dennett, a suspicious Major prefers to stake out Kelly's work as he has a hunch she's been seeing someone else.
Major and Carver reunite, but tensions remain high. When a police officer is murdered, Carver becomes hell-bent on solving the case, Major has an epiphany and resolves to become a better man, and both detective inspectors are out to prove themselves.
With a serial killer at large, Major and Carver call on the help of forensic psychologist Professor McAllister. Parfit worries about Major's AI updates.
Chalmers, the former police commissioner who has plagued Major since the day he was reanimated, faces trial. With Major busy testifying, Carver is running out of time to decipher the latest clue and save the killer's next target.