In a remote town in Iceland, police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town.
Cast:Ólafur Darri Ólafsson , Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir , Björn Hlynur Haraldsson , Guðjón Pedersen , Ingvar Sigurdsson , Elva MarÃa Birgisdóttir , Baltasar Breki Samper , Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir , Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir , Þorsteinn Gunnarsson , NÃna Dögg Filippusdóttir , Júlia Guðrún Lovisa Henje , Pálmi Gestsson , Salka Sól Eyfeld , Bjarne Henriksen , Þorsteinn Bachmann , Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltasarsson , Aron Már Ólafsson
In a small Icelandic fishing port, a ferry docks. That same day a dismembered body is found in the river, sparking an investigation and a call to Reykjavik for detective reinforcements to assist the small local police force.
At the Police Station, Lithuanian Jonas Malakauskas has been arrested and spends the night in the cell. Meanwhile, someone is posting photos of the mutilated body on social media sites.
Hjörtur Stefánsson is a young man with a troubled past. Sentenced to jail for arson and manslaughter a few years back, he has a story to tell. A story Andri must listen to.
With the murderer still at large, unrest is beginning to grow among the still-trapped townspeople and tourists.
The avalanche has caused a total blackout. Plunged into darkness, the town's inhabitants are anxious and afraid. Meanwhile, the mayor has a surprise visitor.
Amid general disquiet, the town's inhabitants gather in the church, where they demand answers. Police chief Andri Olafsson is tasked with speaking to them and he must tell the truth.
The weather is finally improving and the investigation team from Reykjavik arrives. It seems as though real progress is going to be made. But are some things just too good to be true?
Captain Carlsen agrees to work with the police. On the ferry, it transpires that one crew member has something to hide.
Andri has found a key, the discovery of which could have serious implications for his whole family. Should he keep this revelation to himself?
After an exhausting and traumatic search, at some personal cost, the local police are finally close to solving the murder that set off the string of terrible events in their little town.