It is the start of the new school year and this is also the first working day for the cops team. Kris is excited to see that his entire team is still in a holiday mood.

Britt and Tony blame his nervousness on Kris being in competition for a promotion. But they gradually get the impression that Kris is trying to keep them away from an investigation into a drug gang. And there is also something wrong with Merel, says Vanneste.

The charred body of Romain, a homeless person, is found in an abandoned harbor shed.

Raymond runs into an old acquaintance at the mall where the bum was last seen.

Meanwhile, the team is waiting for Kris' successor. Britt and Tony's first encounter with the new boss is certainly unusual.

Merel temporarily replaces Pasmans as Raymond's partner. Pasmans concludes that Raymond does not seem to miss him in the least.