As if the town does not have enough to worry about, the old-timer Guomundur notices the danger of an avalanche, another ominous sign for a community already engulfed in crime and sins of the past.
There was a slow pace to this episode with lengthy stretches of close-ups and silences. Yet one of the best scenes was the quiet moments between Hjortur Stefansson and the father of the girl who died in the warehouse fire. There was a genuine sense of forgiveness on the part of the father and a bonding of the two characters over their mutual loss.
The murder victim has now been identified by DNA profiling. The business magnate, Friorik Daviosson, who is overseeing the China project, had enjoyed Bloody Marys with the man who is likely the killer. A sketch is made that identifies the man who is recognized as residing in the town six years ago. Yet his police blotter has mysteriously disappeared from the files.
As we approach the midpoint of the series, it becomes clear that the community members are concealing sins from the past. Mayor Hrafn Eysteinsson was the former police chief under whose watch the file disappeared. The man in the wheelchair spying on his neighbors was one of those who purchased a cell phone linked to the murderer. The shady businessman, Friorik Daviosson, is up to his ears in corruption. The seedy sea captain appears to be involved in some capacity in human trafficking.
As the numerous suspects are emerging, the episode ends with what appears to be a successful dynamiting of the mountain to prevent the avalanche from burying the town. But suddenly, the avalanche shifts course, and Andri, old Guomundur, and his son Sigurour appear to be buried!
There was a slow pace to this episode with lengthy stretches of close-ups and silences. Yet one of the best scenes was the quiet moments between Hjortur Stefansson and the father of the girl who died in the warehouse fire. There was a genuine sense of forgiveness on the part of the father and a bonding of the two characters over their mutual loss.
The murder victim has now been identified by DNA profiling. The business magnate, Friorik Daviosson, who is overseeing the China project, had enjoyed Bloody Marys with the man who is likely the killer. A sketch is made that identifies the man who is recognized as residing in the town six years ago. Yet his police blotter has mysteriously disappeared from the files.
As we approach the midpoint of the series, it becomes clear that the community members are concealing sins from the past. Mayor Hrafn Eysteinsson was the former police chief under whose watch the file disappeared. The man in the wheelchair spying on his neighbors was one of those who purchased a cell phone linked to the murderer. The shady businessman, Friorik Daviosson, is up to his ears in corruption. The seedy sea captain appears to be involved in some capacity in human trafficking.
As the numerous suspects are emerging, the episode ends with what appears to be a successful dynamiting of the mountain to prevent the avalanche from burying the town. But suddenly, the avalanche shifts course, and Andri, old Guomundur, and his son Sigurour appear to be buried!
