Episode 3 of Season 2 of "Graveyard" kicks off with Sude's engaging podcast, where she delves into the intriguing world of counterfeits and fakes. Her smile beams as she scrolls through Can's Instagram stories, but it promptly fades upon catching sight of him with another girl.
The scene shifts to a hospital where tension mounts as Mrs. Aydin passes away on Dr. Aycan's operating table. Her grief-stricken family, incensed with rage, brandishes a knife at the husband. Amidst the ensuing chaos, Aycan's husband, Dr. Oktay, swiftly whisks her away to the safety of her office. When the police arrive on the scene, Oktay is occupied consoling Nihal, Aycan's devoted mentee. Meanwhile, Gunes, a visitor accompanying a patient, volunteers to fetch Aycan but stumbles upon Sefa, Mrs. Aydin's son, clutching a bloody knife. As she ventures inside, she discovers Aycan's lifeless body.
At the precinct, the investigative team unearths a startling revelation: Bulent had once killed a girl six years ago but walked free due to insufficient evidence. Moreover, Seher had once worked for the attorney who had represented Bulent. In the case of Aycan's murder, there are no indications of a struggle. Feriha is deeply affected by the grim discovery, while Berk perceives signs that someone had entered the room subsequent to Aycan's demise.
The police descend upon the Aydin residence, prompting Sefa to make a desperate dash for freedom. They apprehend him, yet he remains tight-lipped. Prosecutor Gokhan is eager to conclude the case swiftly, citing the sensitivity surrounding violence against healthcare workers. However, the determined detectives insist on a meticulous investigation, believing that Sefa may have been coerced into silence.
Serdar finds a poignant connection with Sefa, sharing his own harrowing story of a mother battling chronic illness. No cure could be found, leading to her addiction to painkillers. With his father serving as the chief, the precinct covered up her tragic death, which was actually an overdose. This heartfelt revelation serves as a poignant reminder of the complexities surrounding crime and human emotion.
He manages to convince Sefa, who shares his sentiment, of his innocence, yet blames not Aycan but her family, preoccupied solely with revenge. Despite his attempts to elucidate the situation to Aycan, she fails to even acknowledge his presence. Frustration boils over, culminating in a violent outburst where he stabs her in the shoulder. Berk is distressed; not only is Sefa deemed culpable, but his narrative lacks coherence. The lingering question haunts him: Why did Aycan remain silent throughout? Seeking clarification, he enlists Selin's aid, crafting fake blood to reconstruct the stabbing scenario.
Onem arrives home with pizza, only to be met with Sude's refusal, citing exhaustion. The following day, our forensic duo uncovers a startling revelation: blood splatters adorn the walls, yet none are present in Aycan's office. This implies that Sefa stabbed her postmortem. Further twists emerge as we learn that Feriha has adopted Yasemin's son, Umut, and confirms that the stabbing was not the cause of Aycan's demise; she had been poisoned and battled stage 4 leukaemia.
Onem interrogates Dr. Oktay while Serdar socializes with Nihal, an intimate acquaintance of the Oktay household, discovering a business card for Naim, a divorce lawyer, in Aycan's room. Meanwhile, Oktay divulges that Aycan had a history of cancer and declined further treatment due to complications from initial chemotherapy.
Their conversation is abruptly halted as Aycan's enraged son, Selcuk, attempts to harm Sefa. Onem pleads with him to join forces in uncovering the true perpetrator, prompting him to reveal a heated altercation between his mother and Gunes.
Gunes insists that her intentions were to secure a rediagnosis for her daughter, Ipek, a disabled influencer for whom she yearns nothing more than a cure. Ipek, using sign language, pleads for assistance, while Gunes subtly expresses her admiration for Onem. Elsewhere, Serdar pays a visit to Naim, who unveils a twist: Aycan had harbored suspicions of her husband's infidelity. Despite this, weary of the battle, she chose to remain married, though she had embarked on procuring life insurance. Just then, Serdar receives news of Bulent's sighting in Kadin Valley, prompting him to suggest to Onem that they seek aid from the turf lord, albeit at a price.
Meanwhile, Berk uncovers a startling revelation: Aycan was poisoned with belladonna. Had she succumbed solely to cancer, the life insurance would have remained unclaimed. However, any alternative cause of death would have disbursed 25 million lira to Selcuk, managed by his father until he reached adulthood. Serdar and Hasan interrogate Dr. Oktay, while Onem questions Nihal. Both admit to an affair but vehemently deny any involvement in Aycan's demise. Serdar adopts a stern demeanor, accusing Oktay of betraying his ailing wife, a naive protégé, and his own son. Oktay breaks down, confessing only his innocence regarding Nihal and revealing that Aycan had shown him tampered test results from a healthy patient falsely diagnosed with cancer. The police deduce that Aycan's murder is linked to these forged tests.
After an exhaustive investigation, Nihal and Oktay are cleared, yet the incriminating tests remain elusive. That night, Hasan schedules a clandestine meeting, firmly declining Serdar's company, much to Serdar's persistence in tailing him. A nostalgic flashback transports us to a time when Aycan consulted a naturopathy practitioner, who boasted of miraculous cancer cures, including that of a stage 2 patient.
The cliffhanger of Graveyard Season 2 Episode 3 finds Sude's podcast delving into the tale of Dr. Cyr, a war doctor from 1951 who claimed to have saved nineteen injured soldiers but was later exposed as a fraud, adding an eerie layer of historical parallelism to the ongoing mystery.
