Disagreements emerge between Adam and Elena over fundamentally different perspectives on the investigation. Adam begins to suspect the parents of the murdered boy - Barbara and Marek Lichner. Elena is a family friend of the Lichners and denies that anyone close to the Lichners could have harmed Daniel. She doesn't even believe that any of the locals were capable of murdering Daniel. However, the investigation begins to confirm Adam's suspicions and reveal that almost everyone in the town is indeed hiding dark secrets of their own.

Out of desperation over the police’s continued failure to find the perpetrator, Barbora begins to place her trust in a charlatan. Thanks to Viki, media attention also turns to the Lichner family at a time when what they need most is peace and privacy. Adam starts facing demons from his past, and for the first time, his ability to investigate the case is seriously called into question. Yet he stubbornly rejects all of Elena’s attempts at reconciliation. Strange and mysterious ties also begin to surface between Marek’s friend Noro and Zuzana, who only recently moved to the town.

The investigation into the murder of little Daniel continues to yield no results, and Elena and Adam are forced to cope with dwindling police resources. Local priest Pavol tries to bring the town together after the recent tragedies, but he himself comes under police scrutiny. In her desperation, Barbora seeks out the mother of a victim of a similar murder—one that Adam had investigated in the past—and learns shocking information from her. Adam’s health problems are worsening, and it becomes uncertain whether he will even be able to see the investigation through to the end.