The main character of the story is Andri Olafsson, the head of a police department in a small coastal town. He is investigating the murder of a man whose body was found by the fjords. The difficulties are compounded by the fact that a snowstorm hits the town, trapping both the killer and the innocent residents. In the next season, Andri investigates a political crime as an ultranationalist group called "Mjölnir" operates in the country, and the Minister of Industry becomes a victim of an attack.