Following the dramatic murder of public prosecutor Peter Schultz, it becomes clear that Emilie Zeuthen's kidnapper will stop at nothing to recover his debt. However, police remain clueless about the perpetrator's motives. Sarah Lund and Mathias Borch try to cooperate on the case, while Sarah makes a surprise reconciliatory visit to her son Mark. Meanwhile, the prime minister's team try to limit his public involvement in the affair of the kidnapping.
The Killing was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 27 October 2020, 15:07. This episode was initially placed on Wednesday 10 September 2014.