Aksel will not give up without a fight to get the majority share in Solar Tech. More and more people in the small village are beginning to see the value of keeping the cornerstone company alive, rather than keeping old grudges against Aksel. The Hansteen family is divided on whether to sell to the enemy, or let the long-standing company go bankrupt.

Aksel has to juggle his relationship with Tonje when Angeline and her son Tim come to Lifjord. He has to tell his wife about Karine and her past, but avoids telling the whole truth. Eva is determined to find something the police have overlooked that may be enough to resume the case against Aksel.