Uncle Hüseyin and Baki share a deep conversation that transforms Baki's outlook on life. As Baki prepares to meet Elif, a tragic and heartbreaking event binds their fates together.

Interviews are held for a new apprentice who will work alongside Nihan. Meanwhile, Nadir is forced to confront a new challenge that comes with being a "gassal."

With Nazım’s death and Baki performing the late offices, Baki’s search for a successor begins anew. Nazım’s widow refuses to bury him next to his brother due to their past conflicts. Meanwhile, Baki starts preparing halva for Nazım, a task that brings back painful memories.

Following Nazım's death, Ahmet visits Baki, advising him to find a wife to fill the emptiness of his home. While performing the washing ritual for the mafia boss Taylan, Baki is struck by the contrast between the ostentatious wealth and the hollow mourning. Merdan, the new hearse driver, is initially deceived by the crowd's show of grief but eventually uncovers the true nature of the gathering.

Baki continues his search for someone to handle his posthumous washing and finds hope in Nazım, a man who relies on his wife's approval for every decision. Once he secures this approval, Baki eagerly starts teaching Nazım the rituals of washing the deceased. However, an unexpected event takes him by surprise.

While Baki spends a day reflecting on his relationship with social life, Nihan finds herself at an unwanted social event.

Baki worries about the adoption of two orphans by prospective parents and secretly plans to meet them. He and Nihan visit his biological mother, stirring mixed feelings. Their shared pain draws them closer with an unexpected question.

Baki is involved in a car accident and crosses paths with his rival for Elif's love. When they confront each other at Ahmet's house, Elif is forced to reveal a long-hidden secret that plunges everyone into grief and confusion.

Hande reminds Baki that it is time to take the next step toward marriage. With the imam and Affan at his side, Baki sets out to choose a ring and prepare for the proposal.

Nihan, in an effort to reconnect with social life, invites Baki to a café. But when the sisters who have just lost their father extend an invitation, neither Nihan nor Baki can refuse, and they find themselves at a house of mourning.

The new machine installed at the funeral washing room deepens Baki’s already strained relationship with technology.

Baki visits Elif at her workplace for the first time, unintentionally disturbing the employees with his presence. When Elif asks for his assistance with a patient, Baki gets accidentally injured in the process. As he tries to convey his thoughts to Elif, his clumsy wording leads to a misunderstanding between them.

Baki receives the news of his father Haris's release with great trepidation. He travels to the village to take him home, where they meet twenty years later in a strange irony. The tension between them quickly escalates, triggering an argument that brings back painful memories.

Seeing Nadir still terrified of washing the dead, Baki suggests he consider a career change. Determined to help, Baki scours his old notebooks for internship opportunities for Nadir and even takes out a loan to support him in starting a new path.

Baki learns that as a single man and a mortician, he has little chance of gaining custody of the orphans. Determined to keep them with him, he decides to change jobs.

The mayor holds a meeting with the mortuary staff, urging them to focus on "customer satisfaction." Nihan and Baki are unsure how to handle the Christian couple brought to the mortuary.