Ett käkben hittas i mitt ute i skogen. När resten av kroppenhittas visar det sig att den alldeles nyligen är flyttad ochtillhör Viktor Eklund, försvunnen sedan fem år. Hansmamma, kända författarinnan Cecilia Eklund, har precislyckats lägga hans försvinnande bakom sig. Martin Beck hölli utredningen om försvinnandet, men Alex tycker att den ärovanligt tunn och inte lik Martins vanliga arbete. Men Martinär väldigt förtegen och ovillig att prata om fallet. Fredéndäremot tvekar inte att skylla det dåliga arbetet på Martin.Det är mycket som inte stämmer. Martin är sjukskriven ochmörkar för alla hur sjuk han verkligen är. Fredén däremottar genast chansen och erbjuder Alex Martins tjänst. Han villha nytt blod i kåren. Men Alex ser ut att ha helt andraplaner. Något som Josef uppmärksammar.
Walker's life gets more complicated when his childhood bestfriend, Hoyt Rawlins, returns to town. Abeline is thrilled tohave Hoyt home but Geri has conflicted feelings for herex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Micki has her suspicions about thereal reason Hoyt returned to town.
Joanna searches for her client's long-lost daughter to protecther client's legal interests and keep the case alive. BillyCrawford calls on an unexpected expert to help him examine theaccident scene.
Mike regrets convincing Joe to use his inheritance money to buya classic jeep when he realizes how he intends to restore it.Meanwhile, Kristin and Ryan worry that Mandy and Kyle areteaching Sarah bad language.
Jonah finds himself in trouble with Sandra and Glenn when herson, Tony, starts working at Cloud 9. Mateo tries to helpCheyenne be a better floor supervisor. Garrett is unwittinglythrust in the middle of Dina's relationship with Brian the vet.
When Kat gets selected as a finalist for the Louisville CourierJournal's "Twenty under Forty" list, she decidesto join the local gym to try to get in shape. Meanwhile, Randiand Daniel struggle to take their relationship to the nextlevel and Phil deals with the realization that one of hisfavorite childhood books is racist.
The teams are tasked with creating Mexican dishes, but onlyone can enjoy a treat, with the others having to clean out theanimal pens. Later, a shock is in store at service.
The students prepare to put on a musical about the founding ofthe Salvatore School at the behest of their mysterious newguidance counsellor. Meanwhile, as Landon throws himself intowriting the musical and Lizzie, Josie, Kaleb and Jed diveinto their roles, Hope distances herself from the musical.
In the colorful lights of a midway, Shade and Angie stumbleupon the body of a carnival worker and are thrust deep into theworld of traveling carnies, an eerily accurate psychic and aring of thieves.
The family visit to the war graves in Normandy gets off to abad start, and Lucy discovers that her grandfather, Wendy'sfather, was not the man she thought he was.
A rash decision unsettles Lisa, so throwing herself into herwork, she pursues a new line of investigation, uncovering asecret with far-reaching consequences.
Andrew helps Alison's parents to make a life-changing decision.So Alison and Stephen conspire to solve the Andrew problem onceand for all. Meanwhile, Geoff's relationship collapses.
In Tulsa, a mother of five is killed after a roadside argumentspins out of control; In Mobile, a security guard tries tokeep the peace and ends up brutally murdered.