Egernet Vilfred, musen Makker og resten af deres venner er tilbage i fortsættelsen til 'Det store nøddekup', og denne gang står de over for en endnu større udfordring. Byens borgmester planlægger nemlig at ødelægge deres elskede park for i stedet at bygge en forlystelsespark. I håbet om at stoppe den korrupte borgmester og redde deres hjem, bliver Vilfred og resten af slænget nødt til at slå sig sammen med Hr. Feng, en tilsyneladende sød og uskyldig mus, der viser sig at være benhård og en sand mester til kung fu.
Alle parkens dyr hjælper hinanden med at samle forråd til vinteren, men ikke egernet Vilfred, som sætter sit ego over alt andet og nægter at dele. Da Vilfred ved et uheld sætter ild til al den indsamlede mad, forviser de andre dyr ham fra parken. Vilfred finder en nøddebutik og udtænker alle tiders nøddekup. Men butikken er et skalkeskjul for en bande bankrøvere, så Vilfred må bede parkens dyr om hjælp.
After breaking out of a rehabilitation zoo, Frankie, a squirrel with all the angles, returns to his forest. He learns from his dim-witted best friend, Cody, a porcupine and street-con, that while he was in lock-up, the entire forest was picked clean by The A.C.O.R.N.S. Institute (Alternative Cosmetic Oils for Regenerative Natural Skin-care). No acorn was left behind. With winter just around the corner, it's a potentially devastating blow to all forest critters. So, Frankie has no choice but to bust into the brand new, state-of-the-art, rodent-proof A.C.O.R.N.S. Processing Plant and take back all of the acorns! Though a seemingly impossible heist, success would not only save the lives of his forest friends, but it would also give Frankie a chance to win back the love of his life, Lola, a local "show squirrel." Sadly, Lola has been burnt by too many of Frankie's false promises in the past.
When Petra spends an evening with her best friend Sanna, Sanna asks how she knew she was bi. Petra tries in earnest to show her the truth.