Seydisfjordur Police Chief Andri Olfasson discovers a dismembered torso has floated ashore, probably a passenger from the incoming ferry from Denmark. Andri’s ex-wife Agnes arrives from Reykjavik with her new boyfriend, as a blizzard descends on the small town. When Andri decides to release the passengers off the ferry, a known criminal violently flees, escaping into the darkness.