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The time of the midnight sun is fast approaching.

Now is the moment to invest in blackout curtains.

They can save lives, or at least your sleep.

So, if you don't have those already, hurry to the nearest store...

We are out of milk.

I'll go to the shop later. Ready?

Put something under the paper, so you don't scratch the table.

Come on now.

I'll pick you up later.

You're always late. - I won't be late, I promise.

Fuck. I should be there now.

Me too, and you said fuck.

Okay, sorry. Hurry up.

Bye.

Social Welfare Department

What do you know about the juvenile home Krókur?

Krókur, home for boys.

Underage petty criminals were sent there. What about it?

I received an interesting call from the RÚV news desk.

They investigated all these homes.

Just a matter of time before they got to Krókur.

We have to have all the facts before those know-it-alls start digging.

They made us look really bad last time. - Nobody remembers that.

I do.

Krókur is a tricky case.

Two boys died.

It was ruled an accident.

Child Protective Services

Wasn't there something suspicious about that? - After the deaths in '84,

they closed everything.

The house has stood empty ever since.

Are you sure about taking on this case?

I have seen cases like this before.

I know. That's why I'm asking.

Diljá, don't worry about me.

But I do worry about you...

...and Rún.

After all you've been through these last months.

I won't bring this home with me. I promise.

We kept the office just like you left it last time you were here.

Cosy.

Bruised. Scratched. Malnourished.

Hi, Rún.

Nice headphones. Is that your lifejacket?

I got an email from your school. Regarding a school dance.

Are you going to go? - No.

I know it's hard to start in a new school.

I didn't have many friends when I was your age.

I was picked on, as well.

The only thing that works on these kids is to stand up to them.

Just show up to the dance.

Deal?

It scratched me!

Did you close the door this morning?

Yes.

I smell cigarettes.

Wait here.

Is everything okay?

Yes. The window was open.

The draught must have pulled the door open.

The smell is gone.

Someone must have been smoking outside. - It was Camel.

Like Mum used to smoke.

Shouldn't we eat?

I'm not hungry.

In remembrance of Einar Eyjólfsson

Óðinn.

Óðinn.

You didn't come upstairs for lunch.

It's easy to lose track of time down here.

The addresses for the boys I've found.

Look at this one, too.

Fell off the roof of Krókur.

Veigar Guðfinnsson. 1994. - Ten years after they closed.

Think he killed himself?

One of the boys who died, Einar...

The autopsy says that he was bruised and had scratches on his face.

Somebody beat him up. - Veigar?

These boys were sent there

for breaking a window, stealing sweets from the shop

or having a fist fight or two. And what did they get?

A death sentence.

Sorry.

What the hell did you say?

Heavenly Father,

we ask You to bless this meal on our table

and the gifts You have bestowed upon us through Your son, Jesus Christ.

We hope You take pity on us, who try to teach these young boys to change their ways.

We thank You for the rain and the sunshine,

the hardships that make us stronger and the good times that warm our hearts.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Amen.

What are you doing here?

Aren't you supposed to be working? - Not right now.

I'll leave. - No, it's okay.

I'm just gonna get dressed.

I'm dressed.

Don't you get bored working here?

I can't imagine being here unless you're forced to be.

Once I've saved enough money, I'm going to quit.

What will you do then?

I don't know.

What does your mother do?

I'm done in here. It's dinnertime soon.

Hello?

Boys?

You're supposed to be asleep.

He watches, but I barely see. My dark Shadow friend.

He's hungry to devour me. It will be my end.

I came to see Rún.

You should have called first. I don't know where she is.

You don't know where the child is? - She's not a baby. She's 13.

How did you get here? - I took the bus, Óðinn.

Come on, I'll drive you home.

When are you bringing Rún to get the rest of her stuff?

She's not ready to go up there yet.

Maybe she can go with me.

It's strange that I never see her anymore.

I'll talk to her about it.

Óðinn, you can't keep her away from me.

She is the only thing I've got left.

She needs her grandmother.

Sorry, one more thing.

Did you come by yesterday around this time to see Rún?

No, why do you think that?

Interpretation of Dreams

Mother: to dream of your own mother stands for joy and fortune if she is alive,

but death and mishap if she is dead.

Why are you so weird?

Do you have bad dreams about your mum?

What happened to her mum? - She died.

No, she killed herself. Right?

What have you got in here? - Don't.

What is this?

I said don't.

What happened?

You told me to stand up to them.

Not like this, not with violence.

Mum is angry at me.

Your mum is not angry with you.

She loved you. - No.

She never wanted me around her.

Your mum had a hard time expressing her feelings.

She wasn't well.

She is in a better place now and... Rún, look at me.

No one is angry in Heaven.

Okay?

Do you hate Grandma?

No, I don't hate Grandma. We just don't always agree.

I think she hates you.

She says that Mum would be alive if she hadn't met you.

She has never behaved like that before.

And when she lived with her mum?

Lára never mentioned that.

Did Lára ever hit Rún, as far as you know?

Lára? No...

Do you think she did?

Kids who employ this kind of violence

are often copying a behaviour they have witnessed

or have been involved in themselves.

But this can also be a reaction to grief.

I'm pretty sure Lára never hit our daughter.

And before you even ask,

neither did I.

I'm just collecting information.

It is a huge shock for kids to lose their mother.

She is holding back emotions, because she doesn't feel safe in her surroundings.

Doesn't feel safe? What do you mean? - With you, Óðinn.

I think Rún struggles to talk to you about what happened to her mum.

Óðinn...

Lára?

Help her.

So, you think it was a ghost?

Yes.

Seeing things that aren't real...

Isn't that why your mother is in hospital?

Answer me. Have you started to see things, like your mum?

No.

No.

Dear, oh dear, Aldís.

Aldís Anna Agötudóttir.

A. A. A.

What were you doing up so late?

You snuck out to see someone, didn't you? - No, I was finishing up the laundry.

I know what it's like to be a woman here.

I know how the boys are, how they stare.

You don't seem to mind much.

What do you mean? - I see how you look back at them.

I see everything.

All the others quit early.

The last two, at least, since I got here.

Why did they quit early?

They saw something.

What? Veigar spying on them?

What?

Hey! - Give it to me.

Relax.

Ragna?

She said she saw a ghost.

Just like you.

I never said it was a ghost.

Does everyone know now?

She was terrified. She left a few days later.

Not everyone can handle being here.

You were screaming from nightmares your first week here.

I'll fucking kill you. - Stop it, boys.

This place is haunted. We all know it.

It's Lilja's baby.

Lilja's baby? - Yes.

It died when it was born.

It's buried under that tree.

Stop it, Keli.

It watches, but I barely see.

My dark Shadow.

He's hungry to devour me.

It will be my end.

Eighteen years old.

It watches, but I barely see.

My dark Shadow friend.

He's hungry to devour me.

It will be my end.

Kleppur. - Yes, good morning.

I'm trying to reach Agata Friðbjörnsdóttir.

This is her daughter, Aldís.

Her daughter? - Yes.

One moment. - Thank you.

500,000 ISK. Eyjólfur Guðbrandsson.

Hello. - Hi.

Mum?

It's me, Aldís.

I'm sorry I haven't called or written sooner.

I've been so busy.

I can't talk very long.

I wanted to ask you about the song you taught me.

About The Shadow.

Where did you learn it?

Mum?

You're not my daughter.

It's me, Aldís.

That song... Does anyone else know it?

How did it get here, to Krókur?

My daughter is dead.

She was eaten.

The Shadow ate her.

Ate her and changed into her.

I tried to warn Aldís in the letter. I tried to tell her...

Letter? What letter?

The Shadow will follow her wherever she goes.

But she won't believe me.

You're not my daughter.

My daughter is dead.

She is dead!

What do you have there? - Nothing!

Give me that! - No, no. They'll lock me up if they see...

Have I received letters before?

That Lilja and Veigar have taken?

What do they do with them? - I don't know.

Tobbi, I swear... - I promise, I promise I don't know.

I just give them to Lilja, and she sends me away.

Listen to me.

Give the letters to Lilja. Find out what she does with them.

Then find me, understand?

What? - I have the post.

Leave the bag on the floor.

Hey. - Hi.

I saw you go out...

Want some?

This is a really interesting place to sneak into.

It's the only place where I don't feel like someone is watching me.

Hey.

Why do you hide them?

Because they are ugly.

And they remind me of things I want to forget.

What happened?

My mum...

...scratched me.

When I was young.

Sometimes she had these episodes.

I was the only person around when it happened.

When I grew older, I learnt to defend myself.

And now she is in hospital.

My grandmother is like this, as well.

Do you believe that some things can follow you from the past?

Things you can't control.

Because they're a part of you. - Aldís...

You're not like them.

I'm not the only person hiding something.

I know that you are older than the other boys.

I found your ID when I was cleaning.

Are you spying on me?

No, but I know...

If you are eighteen, you go to jail if you do something bad.

It's always just been me and my dad.

My mum died when I was born.

And he has always blamed me for that.

So, he hits me sometimes.

I stole some money from him and ran away.

But he found me and...

...beat the crap out of me.

So, he sent me here.

Do you think less of me now?

No.

Who is the girl in the photo?

The one you keep in your book.

So, you did go through all my stuff? - No.

Is she your girlfriend?

She is really beautiful.

You are really beautiful.

No.

I think you are very beautiful.

You know you can talk to me.

About anything, Rún.

I won't tell anyone.

You are good at drawing.

Maybe you like that better than talking...

...about your mum.

About that morning.

Hi, love.

Thanks for picking her up. - Receipt for the taxi.

Rún, dear, aren't you going to say goodbye? You forgot your tea.

I know you mean well,

but the last thing she needs is help from teabags and vitamins.

You know all about that, father of the year.

I'll transfer the money for the taxi.

Óðinn.

Look at her drawings.

My dreams scare me.

Always

I want to be alone.

Always

This will calm her before sleeping and should stop the nightmares.

Just half a tablet, that's enough.

Are there mental illnesses in her mother's family that you're aware of?

No.

Alcoholism can coincide with mental illness.

Are you sober today?

Lára and I both had a problem.

I quit when she died.

This is you, Óðinn.

Did Rún say that?

Rún is processing feelings she has not been able to talk about.

I think she blames you, in part, for Lára's death.

Me?

There are options, if it's difficult for you to take care of her at home.

Juvenile treatment homes... - Absolutely not.

Shall we? - Nobody was supposed to see the drawing.

It was just for me. - Sorry that I showed Nanna the drawing.

I just didn't understand it.

She thinks I'm crazy.

She wants to send me away, right? - No one is going to send you away.

Nanna told me you don't feel so good.

I've been under a lot of pressure. I didn't notice.

You never notice anything, because you are always working.

I wish that you had died.

Then nothing would've changed.

All right.

Did I miss something?

That wasn't so bad, was it? - Diljá, thank you.

Is something wrong?

Do you remember the morning when Lára died? - Yes.

When I woke up, I was alone in bed. You must have left early in the morning.

But I did come home to you that night, right? - No.

I have no idea when you arrived.

I waited for you until late, and then I went to bed at my place.

I couldn't stay up too long. I had to wake up early.

I just assumed you came home eventually.

Is this because of that picture she drew?

I don't remember anything from that night.

No, you don't remember anything when you drink.

You've been here for a few weeks now.

You say your prayers, don't you?

And you've been sneaking out of your room at night.

What? - Yes.

No, I have never...

All right.

Not last night?

I was just... - Don't lie to me.

Don't do that.

It's a sin.

I just wanted some fresh air.

You have three months left of your stay. That was the deal.

It's up to me to recommend if you need to stay longer.

Do you hear me?

Do you understand? - Let go of me!

I haven't done anything wrong.

Right. Just like you did nothing wrong back in the city.

You can't keep me here.

I don't want to see you going out at night anymore.

And I want you to leave Aldís alone.

Do you hear me?

Where in the storage room?

I don't know.

Can I go now?

You don't have to be so scared.

No one has spotted you. - Are you sure?

If they could kill their own child...

What do you think they'll do to me?

Why do you say that?

That they killed their own child?

Because they did.

The child was stillborn.

No one killed anyone. - They did.

I saw it.

I was working with Veigar in the barn.

They came for him, because Lilja was giving birth.

It cried after he put it in the grave.

It kept crying until it was covered with dirt.

Do you remember this boy who was there? Einar Eyjólfsson.

I didn't know him well.

Of course you didn't.

I was at Arnarholt.

Thirteen years old, one summer.

I'd never tasted anything stronger than root beer before that, but afterwards...

Sober today? - Yes.

Of course I remember Einar.

He didn't talk to me much.

A weird kid.

He was always hanging out with that girl.

All of us fancied her, but she would only talk to him.

Do you remember her name?

Anna.

Or Alda, or something like that.

There were so many of them.

They didn't stay for long.

That couple wasn't really radiating love.

The lady could be really cruel.

I wasn't surprised she ended up in a mental hospital.

Terrible events occurred at Krókur.

Does Lilja Saevarsdóttir have any comments? - No, not at all.

Does Lilja have nothing to say? - She has no comments.

The maid who worked there in 1984... The police never questioned her.

She disappeared after the boys died.

I just need one name. The name of the girl who worked there.

What do you think you're going to find? The place has been abandoned for 40 years.

Turn around, Óðinn. Let's talk.

Restricted Access

Dear Einar, the worst is over.

I've made sure no questions are asked, and I trust you'll keep your mouth shut.

It's a shame what happened with Eyrún,

but there is no need to destroy two young lives.

Eyrún...

ALDÍS ANNA AGÖTUDÓTTIR

Aldís? Can you hear me?

I can't really write anymore.

It's the medication... But I am feeling better.

I can sleep at night now. No more nightmares.

And, Aldís...

He's not following me anymore.

I don't see him.

The Shadow...

Maybe it's because I'm safe at the hospital.

Maybe it's the medication.

Medicine is poison to The Shadow, you know that.

But, Aldís...

I am telling you this because you need to be careful.

You are in danger.

The Shadow isn't after me anymore. I'm healthy now.

He's after you, Aldís.

He wants to eat you.

Aldís?

What are you doing here? - I'm just having a smoke.

Were you down here? - No, I was just coming down.

What's wrong?

Now you are in a better place.

Did you take her? - She'd been waiting for you for a long time.

Rún, come here.

Get inside.

What do you want from her? - I want her to open up, talk to someone.

She doesn't want to be around you. You make her uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable?

I don't know what you have been telling her about me,

but you can't feed her that poison forever.

Watch out.

Whose letters are these?

Can't sleep? Want to try a sleeping pill?

You shouldn't read other people's letters.

That's what Grandma says. - Yeah, your grandmother...

Yes, that is true.

The people whose letters these are have all passed away.

Can dead people not read letters?

I don't know.

If I write a letter to Mum, will she stop being angry at me?

Come here. Sit with me.

My love, your mum is not angry with you.

I just want to say goodbye.

If there is something you want to say to Mum, you can try to write her a letter.

Can she read it?

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean what I said in the car.

I hope Mum stops being angry now.

At us both.

Rún? - Yes?

The morning your mum died...

Did you hear anyone in the flat, that you know of?

Why does everyone keep asking me that? - Who is asking you that?

You... and Grandma.

I was asleep the whole time. I didn't see anything.

I think...

I went to Lára's place the morning she died.

I just don't remember it.

I was so drunk.

Did you do something? - No...

I couldn't have...

You've been snooping around. - No...

Don't you lie to me!

No, Lilja. I didn't do it. I didn't do it!

Let go of me. No. No, no, no, no!

Don't! No, Lilja, please don't.

Please, Lilja, no. No, don't.

Let me out!

Let me out, Lilja, please. I didn't do it.

I didn't do it Lilja. I didn't do it.

Let me out.

Don't lock him in there.

He's claustrophobic.

Boys need discipline.

I took those letters.

Our letters, that you stole.

Don't use that tone with me.

I cannot steal from my own home.

You, on the other hand...

You own nothing here.

You are despicable.

Let's not quarrel here, in front of our Saviour.

There is a chance to let him out.

Veigar?

Lilja. - Whore.

Lilja, dear... - Don't you say a word.

Wherever you go, mischief follows.

If she is as guilty as Tobbi, shouldn't we lock her up, too?

You can't lock me up.

I quit. - Quit?

You can't quit just like that.

I can't work here anymore.

What's wrong?

Are you ill?

You're pregnant.

Are you keeping the baby?

Yes.

Are you going to raise a bastard?

That is a sin against God.

You can't raise a child in your situation.

You have nothing.

You'll stay here. You're not going anywhere. - Here?

What this child needs is a good home.

At least my child won't be buried in the middle of nowhere.

Alive.

Alive?

Nanna Psychologist

Lilja?

My name is Óðinn Hafsteinsson.

I'm working on a report about Krókur Juvenile Home.

Get out. I have nothing to say.

I just want to show you a photo.

Who is she?

That one. She was an awful girl.

Do you remember her name?

You closed the home shortly after the two boys died.

It was her. The wench.

They went out in the night to see her.

You're talking about this girl? But you don't remember her name?

Lilja.

Why was Einar at Krókur? What did he do? He wasn't supposed to be there, was he?

Einar deserved what he got.

He was a sociopath.

He didn't have human emotions. He was cold.

I don't want to talk about that place anymore. It's caused me nothing but pain.

What are you doing? - Don't touch me!

Stop it! I need some help here!

What are you doing here? - I need some assistance.

Calm down, relax. Lilja!

A... A... A...

Aldís Anna Agötudóttir was her name.

Three A's in a row.

What do you want?

What is going on?

Are you leaving? - Yes.

You weren't going to tell me?

Did the boys say anything?

Is it you who's been knocking on my window at night?

Aldís... - Are you trying to scare me?

What are you... - Tell me the truth.

Why are you really here?

Who is Eyrún?

What did you do to her?

Aldís?

ALDÍS ANNA AGÖTUDÓTTIR

What are you doing here, Aldís?

Sometimes, I just come up here to look at her stuff.

It makes me feel like she's closer to me.

You were the maid at Krókur.

Yes.

I used to work at Krókur.

Two boys died there at the same time.

Do you remember that?

Of course I remember.

Lilja, who ran the home...

She says you should remember better than anyone what happened.

She says you murdered them. - Me?

Didn't you and Einar have a thing?

Einar...

...was Lára's father.

Lára found out.

Found out he died.

Was murdered.

Lilja was right.

When Lára asked you about him...

Was that when you pushed her off the balcony?

Rún was awake that morning.

She saw you.

Óðinn, you don't understand anything.

You don't understand.

Of course Lilja says it's my fault.

Nobody ever asked me.

Aldís?

Aldís.

Aldís, can you hear me?

You used a hanger?

The wire...

I know it's terrible, but I didn't know what else to do.

We were way too young to have a child.

And I had read about the hanger somewhere, so...

Eyrún wanted me to do it.

What happened to her?

She bled so much...

She was sent to hospital.

But there was an infection... - She died.

She died.

You killed her.

It was an accident.

Get out! - Listen to me.

You should be in prison! Get out! - Listen...

Get out!

I should never have let you touch me!

You listen to me, get out!

Relax! - Get out!

You are insane, just like your mother.

Sorry. Sorry.

I didn't mean it.

Sorry that I lied to you.

What happened with Eyrún was a mistake, and I have learnt from that.

If you are leaving, let me come with you.

I love you.

We can hide at my mother's place.

She has a big house, and she is never there.

We can be there, just the two of us.

Aldís.

You told me your mother had passed away.

Is anything that you tell me true?

Liar.

Aldís? - Out!

Are you in there?

What is he doing here? - What do you want?

I think it's best if we don't delay your departure.

Lilja is upset.

I'll drive you to the city.

I'll get the jeep ready. - I'll be ready in 30 minutes.

Aldís.

The child that Lilja gave birth to...

It had defects.

It wouldn't have survived the night.

You buried your child alive.

I thought you were better than this.

I thought you were a decent girl. - I'm not.

And I never have been.

Aldís?

Hurry.

You be quiet until we get to the city. - Then what?

I'll figure something out on the way.

Thank you, Aldís.

I'll go and get my stuff, and then we'll leave.

Got it.

I have to do one thing first.

Wait here.

Lilja?

May I come in?

I want to apologise.

Not a word, okay?

The Shadow is hungry.

He watches, but I barely see...

My dark Shadow friend.

He's hungry to devour me...

It will be my end.

I have to go to the city with Aldís.

She needs me.

But Aldís was going to...

Aldís?

What, are you going to tell someone?

You know Aldís is unwell. She needs help.

Are you going to take her away from me? Huh?

Cat got your tongue?

Cat got your tongue?

I think I'm...

I think I'm going to go now.

Lilja?

Why such a rush?

Let me out.

Where are you going to go?

The nuthouse where your mum is?

You think you're the first wench that I'm forced to make behave.

When the boys use foul language, I wash their mouths out with soap.

But what you said today...

I don't think I can wash that out.

Maybe I should cut out your tongue.

You're not fit to be a mother.

I can't let you leave with Veigar's child.

Not after what he did to my baby boy.

You will stay here.

And you will have your baby here, and then you'll give it to me.

This isn't Veigar's child. - Liar!

You think I believe a word you say?

I've never been with Veigar!

Don't you think I see the way you look at him and seduce him, you wench?

It's Einar!

Einar is the father.

That's why I have to leave.

Einar? No...

Einar?

It was you.

You were at my window.

And in the dining hall...

What were you trying to do?

Were you trying to scare me away? - It worked on the other girls.

You can leave, too.

You can leave Veigar. - I'm not going anywhere!

I built this place up.

I built Krókur, and it is my place.

Here, I've upheld discipline.

All my life! All my life, I've taken care of others.

I've never asked for anything in return.

Except for one thing...

But God doesn't give us what we want.

He gives us what we need.

That's why you can't go anywhere tonight.

I'm leaving.

No.

I have made sure the car is not going anywhere.

What do you mean?

Believe me, you would not want to sit in it now,

because the fumes are extremely dangerous.

For my... For my baby.

Fumes...

Tobbi!

If anyone should have died, it should have been me.

Not Einar and Tobbi.

You can accuse me of anything, Óðinn, but I'm not a murderer.

And Lára?

I would never murder my daughter.

The only thing I wanted was a better life for her and Rún.

So, it was a suicide.

You are not listening.

You don't see.

When I came over that morning, I immediately knew what had happened.

If only I had been there a few minutes earlier.

I can't stop thinking about it.

What?

Dad is outside.

Right. Were you dreaming? - I saw him.

Your dad, on a Sunday morning. Don't think so.

He is outside!

Rún, relax.

You never listen to me.

What the hell are you doing?

Rún!

What is wrong with you?

You are a drunk.

Don't use that tone with me.

There, sweep up your mess.

I don't want to live here anymore.

I want to move to Dad's.

Oh, please ask him how he feels about that.

It will be fun to hear him get out of that.

Rún!

Dear Mum.

Sorry that I pushed you.

I didn't know you would get so angry.

But this is over and done with.

And I feel better.

Now I'm with Dad, and you are in Heaven.

Now I have said sorry, Mum.

So, stop coming into my dreams.

Yours, Rún.

I was able to escape The Shadow who followed me all my life.

But The Shadow found Rún.

She could have been helped.

But Rún's cold soul is your fault.

What you two gave her was coldness,

when what she needed was warmth...

...and care.

Hello, Óðinn.

I have been trying to reach you.

The matter is rather urgent.

The results from Rún's diagnostics...

They cause me concern.

They point strongly to Rún having a personality disorder.

I believe she may pose a danger to herself or others.

She left another drawing here that...

Call me back as soon as you get this.

Why didn't you pick me up?

I just forgot.

Should we eat?

And then we can go for a little drive later.

Where?

Eat... Eat your dinner.

Mother-in-law

Are you done?

Let's go.

Don't you want to finish yours first?

Rún? Aren't you coming?

Are you taking me to Grandma?

No, we are just going for a little drive.

Wait... I forgot something inside.

Okay...

What did you forget?

Sorry, Dad.

Don't be angry with me.

Now you will go to a better place.

Rún...

Rún?

...has re-opened an investigation into a death that had been ruled an accident.

Lára Aldísardóttir was believed to have accidentally died after falling

from her balcony last September.

But new information has emerged after her ex-husband committed suicide

earlier this week.

Grandma...

Don't be angry.

Rún.

It's all right, Rún, dear. I'll look after you.

We will get through this together.