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The number you have dialed is out of coverage

or temporarily switched off.

Darri, I have been trying to call you all day.

You have to tell me what the fuck is going on up there.

Anyway, I'm on my way to you.

What is this?

What's going on?

The damn power went off.

Okay.

What? It's like somebody cut the wires.

Hello?

Goddammit.

Well, this should do it.

Great.

There you are.

You okay?

No.

I'm taking Ása up to the glacier later.

Why?

There's something bothering me about the whole thing.

I dreamt that I was at the glacier camp and...

I thought I saw Ása trying to open the shed.

And I was inside and...

and I watched her through the window.

It's hard to explain,

but now I feel like we have to go up there and try to figure things out.

And, of course, that's where I found her.

You think she was abducted there, or...?

Oh, I don't know, Kjartan.

It doesn't really make sense that she was abducted.

What if she fell into the crevasse or...

Really, Gríma?

You were frustrated before she vanished.

Understandably, you struggled while she was gone.

- But now she's back and... - And what?

You're still angry.

What is it you really want?

You just don't get it.

No.

Guess not.

I'm off to the shed.

You okay?

- Good morning. - Morning.

Hey, I need to cross the river.

Oh, yeah? Do you have a permit?

Uh, no. My name is Rakel. I'm Darri Hansson's wife.

He's doing research up on the glacier

and I've been trying to call his phone, but there's no answer.

Oh, that's no surprise. There's no connection up there.

It's either the landline or a satellite phone.

You have to get some sleep now.

I'm not tired.

And I don't trust you.

You locked me up in a shed.

And that's not nice.

I'm sorry, but...

Hi. There's a call for you.

Oh, thanks.

Darri.

He called me.

Who?

You know, Darri, I thought I was going crazy.

What are you talking about? Who called you?

Some kid called me and he said he was Mikael.

It sounded just like him.

And he said that you had locked him inside some shed.

Darri, tell me what's going on.

- Darri, answer me. - It's not him.

No, of course it's not him!

But he called me "Mommy."

Darri, you have to tell me what the fuck is going on up there.

The only thing I can tell you

is that it's not him.

Then who is he?

- Darri, just answer me! - I don't know.

I don't know who he is.

Well, anyway, I'm at the riverbank just waiting to get across.

Listen, Rakel...

What?

Okay, I'll meet you at the Hotel Vík.

Will you bring him?

Yes.

Okay.

Morning.

Hey.

- Are you heading to the glacier? - Yeah.

How can I get down to Vík?

- To Vík? - Yeah. Can someone get me?

Sure. Just call a rescue unit. Einar can probably pick you up.

Okay. Thanks.

Don't forget to set the alarm system when you leave.

- Hi. - Hi.

Coffee?

No, thanks.

What's going on with you and Gríma?

What do you mean?

I don't know. You two just...

seem so distant.

Unlike before.

Yeah.

You might be right.

And does it have something to do with me?

Yeah, I think it's safe to say that it's got something to do with you.

Before you disappeared, when...

when you were staying out all night

and not coming home,

she was worried sick.

I couldn't stand you at that time.

It was like my relationship with my wife was dependent on you.

If you were okay, we were okay. But when you weren't, then...

...we were a mess.

So, I guess in that way, perhaps nothing really changed.

Just continued the whole year.

Kjartan, I need a milk churn.

I'm gonna stop at the hotel on the way.

You can take the one over there.

Aren't you getting ready? We're leaving.

Yeah.

- Gríma. - Yeah?

Good luck up there.

Thanks.

What's going on?

Have you met this mysterious woman?

Yes, I...

I have.

Oh. Oh.

Who is she?

Uh, I am not sure.

Um...

She looks a bit like me about 20 years ago.

That sounds... strange.

Are we... related to her?

No, no, I don't think so.

I don't know what to believe.

Don't worry, dear.

I'll be home soon.

I just need to take care of some stuff first.

I'm not...

worried, Mom.

Take care.

You too.

Okay?

I love you.

- I love you too. - Bye.

Hugs.

I doubt that the experts in the city would such good care of you.

You wouldn't get this service there.

Magnea, dear.

What now?

Well, it's not like I'm asking for any recognition.

God Almighty knows I'm not.

You know, a lot has changed here.

Yeah, I can imagine.

We're just going to check in on the state of our house.

Fetch a few things.

Had to get a special permit for it. Our own house.

This will probably be our last trip over here.

We found a nice apartment in Reykjavík

and most of our grandchildren live there now.

So I guess this is the end of it.

RESCUE UNIT

- Hi there. - Hi.

What's your name, young man?

- My name is Mikael. - Mikael.

And how old are you?

I'm eight.

Okay.

And you came up here for a visit?

- With your dad? - Yes.

And you just decided to bring your son up here with you?

What's going on? Why is there a kid here?

Well, he's the volcanologist who's working at the glacier.

He asked me to come and pick him up,

and when I arrived, I saw he had his kid with him.

Okay. Strange.

We haven't seen a child here since the eruption started in Katla.

- You're the first one. - I am?

Mmm.

Your wife is upstairs in room eight.

Mommy?

I can't believe it.

It is you.

Mama, I'm so glad to see you.

Mommy has been so sad and frightened.

Mom and Dad thought that they had lost their little boy.

We just thought that our little boy was dead.

Well, what do you think we'll find up there?

I don't know.

What do you mean?

You appeared after having been missing for a year.

We can't act as if nothing happened, Ása.

We need to get an explanation.

- What needs explaining? - Ása, you vanished.

How can you remain so calm while everyone around you is freaking out?

We have to figure out what happened to you.

Hopefully, we'll find some clues in that shed where I found you.

You still don't remember anything about how you got up on the glacier?

No.

Nothing coming back to you?

No.

How about this, uh, other Gunhild Ahlberg?

You are sure,

absolutely sure, that you are not related to her?

Well, I had never seen her before, so...

You look very much like her.

- I do? - Yes.

You do.

Hmm.

Um,

I don't see why we should keep you here any longer.

You're perfectly healthy.

Okay.

But, um, do you have any place to go to?

Yeah. Yeah.

The hotel.

Blöndal?

Blöndal?

Fuck this!

We saw his body.

We saw that he was dead.

- His skull was cracked open. - Darri, shush, not so loud.

There's no one around. There is no one here.

His brain was lying on the street.

- Remember? - Stop it. Stop it.

Stop this!

I feel like I'm... I'm stuck in a nightmare.

And I cannot...

I cannot wake up.

Darri.

Maybe this is a dream.

He's the same gentle,

beautiful, and wonderful boy I've missed so much.

I feel like I've been given some kind of a gift.

- Rakel. - No.

You know exactly what I mean.

This hole, this unbearable void

that we've both been trying to fill ever since it happened.

You feel it too, you've told me yourself.

Darri, admit it.

Stop it.

But you feel it.

- Rakel... - No! No matter what you say,

it can't change the fact that our son is here with us.

Nothing can change that.

- Rakel... - He's back!

There's no way

that the boy in there is our son.

Who is he, then?

I don't know.

- Hi, Bergrún. - Yeah, hello.

Hey.

Hey.

- So, you think you'll be okay? - Yes.

- Thank you so much for everything. - No problem, my dear.

Okay.

- You take care now. - I will.

- Bye. - Bye.

How can I get to Hnjúkar?

Hnjúkar?

Why?

I want to visit Thór.

Yes.

He doesn't live there anymore.

Okay, where does he live?

- Hi. - Hi.

So this is where you work?

Yes.

Are you a machine expert?

I wouldn't say that.

Hmm.

Well, I, um...

I need to...

talk to you about something.

Want some tea?

Yes, thank you.

I've been meaning to tell you something now for...

...quite some time.

- Okay. - Yeah.

But the reason I haven't told you earlier is probably because of...

how it all ended.

You know.

Sure.

Hello?

Hello?

Hi.

Hi.

Can I come in?

Ye... Yeah, sure. Come.

- You moved? - Yeah.

- I did. - Why?

- It's complicated. - Well, talk to me.

About what?

Your daughter walking in on us?

I mean, is she mad?

My daughter?

What are you talking about?

Oh.

I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't know that you had company.

What are you talking about, his daughter walking in on you?

Uh...

What is she talking about, Thór?

I...

I don't know.

Look at me.

- What are you speaking of? - None of your concern.

Gunhild...

Hey.

Gunhild! Gunhild?

Please, Gunhild, don't leave. Don't leave like this!

Did you tell her about us?

- No. Never. - Then what is she talking about?

I honestly don't know what she's talking about.

Did she really just describe the night that we had?

Twenty years ago?

- Can't believe you dragged me into this. - Hey, Gunhild.

- We were both in this! - But I wasn't the one who was married!

Look...

I don't know what's happening.

But when this woman showed up at the clinic...

I mean, she looked just like you 20 years ago.

And it stirred up all kinds of emotions.

What was it you were gonna tell me?

What meds are you on?

Depression and anxiety.

Do you feel better now?

Let's give it a while for it to kick in.

Mom took meds like that.

Really?

It changed her.

I also think the medicine affected Mom and Dad's relationship.

They became so...

distant and cold.

Really?

Now it's like the same thing's happening to you and Kjartan.

- Oh, don't give me that. - Have you stopped loving him?

No, of course not.

So she was depressed?

Yeah, I guess so.

Because of Dad?

He wasn't exactly helping much.

You've always been a bit mad at him.

Is it because of...

you know, the suicide?

What were you asking about my daughter?

Were you talking about

the night when she caught us?

Yeah.

When Ása was ten?

Twenty years ago?

Twenty years ago?

Yes, this was 20 years ago. I was 20 years younger.

I was a married man,

and I brought my girlfriend to my home.

And...

this was her.

Gunhild. Who just left.

But that's me.

I'm that woman that you're talking about.

Feel this.

Yeah.

It's ours.

Are you sure you don't remember how you got here?

Ása?

- You see this? - Yes.

It's like someone tried to break in,

but failed.

It's like something pushed the plank up.

Did you find something?

What's this?

It's like a piece of clothing.

Let's see if we can dig our way under from the outside.

This boy seems to remember things that...

that only our son would remember.

Like, uh...

when I asked him about the bird.

The one he cut off the wings, remember?

- Yes, Darri, he was just a child. - Yes.

But that was something he deeply regretted doing.

But now, he doesn't care.

He doesn't regret a thing. As if...

- As if he doesn't have a conscience. - What do you mean?

Oh, you know what I mean. The school.

- Well, they never proved it. - No, of course they never proved it.

He was the only one who could, and he lied.

- Darri. Darri. - I always knew he was lying.

How can you say this about your own son?

I can because I know him.

You know, you always assumed the worst from him.

He set fire to the school.

You lied for him.

I understand why you did it,

but that doesn't change the fact that the boy set fire to the school.

They never proved it.

You know, I...

Okay...

Okay, Darri.

Maybe I bent the truth a little, but... but that was when they had him cornered.

And no, they could never prove a thing, so...

...so I decided to help him a little.

Mm-hmm.

And the result was that he realized

that he could get away with anything.

Until he died.

Darri.

This is our son.

This is our boy. You can see it for yourself.

He's alive, Darri. Look at him!

Yeah.

Darri, lie down.

- What? - Lie down. Lie down next to our son.

Please.

Come on.

Come here.

I really had forgotten how this felt.

Your voice.

Your smell.

It's just the same.

It's like you never left.

I've always been here.

See anything?

It's just gravel and sand.

But there's some space under the whole shed. Wait.

Point the light over here.

What?

Ása, what happened?

Ása!