The Gothenburg police close Oliver's case, blaming THE FACELESS for his death. But when a second mysterious death occurs, Isabelle starts to suspect that something more sinister is at play. Finding abnormalities in the evidence, she traces it back and wonders if the truth is in fact connected to the founders of the town and Concordia's origins.

Isabelle uncovers more disturbing truths about the two mysterious deaths. The revelations tear Isabelle's life apart with her husband, Noah, and mother in law and town founder, Juliane, at the center of it. As the net closes around THE FACELESS, expansion proceeds, driven by Noah and Juliane, with Isabelle left to choose where her loyalties lie.