**What is the plot of Van der Valk season 2?**

The premise of the series is relatively simple: a Dutch detective – Van der Valk – dedicated in tackling crime on the streets of Amsterdam. Like any good crime drama, each episode focuses on a new case that is altogether more gritty and fast-paced as the last.

The last series saw Piet van der Valk (Marc Warren) and his partner, Inspector Lucienne Hassell (The Musketeers’ Maimie McCoy), take on murder cases that ranged from the world of high fashion to mysticism.

The new series sees the crime-fighting duo tackle similar grisly murder cases and the first episode is set to open the new series with a bang. According to its synopsis, the first episode revolves around “a game of cat-and-mouse, and at its core is a battle for the soul of Amsterdam”. In it, Van der Valk is tasked with investigating “the gruesome murder of Susie De Windt, a solicitor whose mutilated body is discovered strung up on a windfarm with an ‘X’ carved into her stomach and a cryptic note inside her coat”.

Like we said, grisly – so this is definitely not one to watch over dinner. At the end of the first series, we also learnt of the shocking death of Van der Valk’s wife Arlette, who drowned after a car accident. This new series is set to also explore his blossoming new relationship so at least we have some romantic respite in amongst the gripping crime of the series.

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