The AIVD investigation influences the choices of Mardik and his family, which only sharpens the AIVD investigation. A shocking report arrives at the control room of the Amsterdam police about a bus on a market square. When Mardik suspects his old childhood friend Faysal's involvement, Shannon joins the investigation.

A shopping mall is held hostage by the terror of Faysal's men. Mardik, still on the run from his own colleagues, goes in search of Reza with the help of Malik Fardin to get in touch with Faysal. A wedding party is violently disrupted. Linda is put to the test in the control room when a loved one is revealed to be among the hostages.