A routine stop turns into a parent's worst nightmare when a 6-year-old boy is abducted during a carjacking. Tess and Jake race against time to rescue the child, tracking the kidnapper's potential motivations and leading to a tense standoff. As the case culminates in a high-speed chase, Tess's empathy helps defuse a potentially fatal situation, reuniting the boy with his family, and forcing Tess to reflect on her own troubled family dynamics. Meanwhile, Sunny immerses herself in the case to avoid her own trauma, while Matt begins to move on from Tess.

Tess and Sunny must unravel complicated family dynamics in what appears to be a chilling mother-daughter murder-suicide at a prestigious dance academy. As they dig deeper into the tight-knit dance community, the pair uncover dark secrets and a highly intelligent killer. With Jake away, Tess and Leo are faced with their new, overly enthusiastic colleague, detective Owen Cooper, who brings fresh but chaotic energy to the case. Meanwhile, Sunny suspects an intruder is breaking into her home as she sleeps, heightening her paranoia. Matt and Mia try to help Tess re-live a positive childhood memory, but discover they share unexpected chemistry with each other instead.