The Cliff (Hraunið)

Hello! Are you alright?

What do you mean? - I saw the Moon of Urd.

What?

Hi!

I'll let you in.

No! I'm going fishing. I was just about to go.

I haven't got anyone else.

This is an accident! Why isn't the local police taking care of it?

There is more to it. Dynamite and a detonator were stolen.

The District Commissioner Contacted the National Commissioner.

The Intelligence Service says there are protesters in the area.

I know these people. I was there when I was a kid.

That should speed things up. I need someone experienced.

What about Gudjon? - He's in Florida.

This is just to calm them down.

They've got a rookie on the case, fresh out of the FBI Academy.

Hi...

...no, I can't do it this weekend. A case was dropped on me.

Cocoa puffs? Yeah, alright. I'll pick her up at eight. Bye.

Have you talked to the psychologist? -No.

Maybe you should do that. - I'm okay. I'm fine.

Don't cut yourself off.

Great? That sounds good. Alright? Goodbye.

So, Inga. What is it?

I am the Chief Inspector while Gudjon is on holiday, right?

Absolutely!

So why am I not trusted to investigate this case?

A lot of dynamite was stolen. It went higher up the chain.

They sent an experienced detective to back you up.

An experienced detective?

Not to take charge, just to help you out.

A forensic team as well. Everything is by the book.

And when was I gonna be told? - I thought you already had.

No!

Good morning. - Helgi.

I'm very sorry we have to meet under these circumstances...

...but I was asked to assist with the investigation.

Could we talk out in the hallway?

No. We have no idea what Snorri was doing there.

I mean, no one was working. They were off for the weekend.

I just don't understand this.

This was sabotage. I suppose they'll blow us up now.

Well, I'm not sure the cliff should have been disturbed.

It's a sacred place. - Don't start with that nonsense.

It's not the first time something's happened.

What do you mean?

We bought a prize-winning mare this spring.

It died in the field the day after they started working on the cliff.

Veigar got a metal splinter in his hand and it just won't heal.

And the machines are always breaking down.

It was sabotage, nothing else.

Have you had any problems with the digger?

No. It has just been serviced.

Let's be clear on that.

Lauga called and woke me up. She saw a light above our house.

The Moon of Urd, or something... I don't know exactly what that is.

But what should one believe? There are no explanations.

There is always an explanation.

Hi. - Hi.

Weren't you supposed to be fishing?

Don't mention it.

I'm going to the cinema tonight at eight. Fancy it?

Hello! Inga.

Helgi.

Should we go over this? - Yes, I'll talk to you later.

All the dynamite in this container was stolen.

I don't know the exact amount, but it was at least one full box

...over 25 kilos.

The detonation device was kept here and it's gone as well.

No witnesses have come forward yet except the mother of the victim.

She was the first one to arrive and called 112 from the car phone.

I have asked for the printout from the phone company.

It was just lucky that they hadn't brought all the explosives yet.

Are they blowing up the cliff? - Yes.

They are putting up a mast on the edge.

They have to blow up the rock to create the foundation.

No one knows what he was doing here in the middle of the night.

Snorri. - What?

His name is Snorri

Yes. Snorri is not suspected of being intoxicated.

His mother, Eydis, says she only touched the mobile phone.

When she walks to the car it is open and the engine running.

Isn't it? - Yes.

No one here but she sees a man on a bicycle further down the road.

Yes. We haven't found him yet.

We haven't found him.

She came here because Lauga said she saw the Moon of Urd.

The what?

Moon of Urd.

An electrical phenomenon. Like a ball of lighting...

An omen of death.

Excuse me. Have you started your own investigation?

No, I just visited the hospital to speak to his parents...

and now I'm updating you.

Just to make it clear, I'm leading this investigation.

That's clear. You're just here to give advice.

Yes. That's clear. - Okay.

This is were he went off the cliff. It's a 19 meter fall.

Helgi.

We have combed the area and this is all we found.

It was in the shovel path, so it was dropped after the accident.

It could be from this morning. There were a lot of people here.

No. There were no footprints. And the earth under it was dry...

...so it must have been there when it rained last night.

I'll take it. Thank you. - Inga's in charge.

The lock's been forced with a crowbar or something.

I'll email you a report tonight. - Okay. Thank you.

There are three possible scenarios. Snorri surprised the burglar

The burglar knocked him out and staged the accident.

Which is actually rather far-fetched.

Or, a complicated suicide attempt. The dynamite is possibly unrelated.

Or, what I think is most likely, a failed insurance fraud.

And then the dynamite was taken to mislead us.

I'm assuming that Snorri is in favour of this project?

Yes. He and his father Veigar are contractors on the job.

Exactly. But there was someone else who also bid on the job.

Yes. Larus. But he never had a chance.

Veigar has been doing all the work for the road authorities.

Yes. Always.

His mum stepped into the truck and made a call from the mobile.

There is oil in this, not engine oil. You should check it out.

Yes! Or maybe you should do it.

Yes, I could do it too.

Hi again. We wanted to have a word.

You need a whole committee? Come inside.

Do you recognise this lighter?

Yes. It's from that girl down the road.

What girl? - I think her name is Halldora.

She runs the bar at the community hall.

Does Snorri smoke? No.

What about you? No. None of us smoke.

This morning you said that this was sabotage. Why is that?

What do I know?

These people chain themselves to the machines to stall the project.

So you think the environmentalists did something to the digger...

and stole the dynamite?

I don't know. And I also know nothing about the explosives.

But I know Larus has been waiting for the digger to break down.

Why is that?

We both bid on this job, but we came in slightly higher.

Larus thinks that experience is no longer important in this game.

That it's all about having the latest equipment.

He's resentful about the compensation. We own the land.

The insurance company says that the digger is worth 15 to 20 million.

Yes. I suppose that's right.

You can pay off a lot of debts with that.

What the hell do you mean?

Are you accusing me of trying to get insurance money...

by seriously injuring my son?

Veigar, that's not what she means. We apologise.

Is this how you operate?

If I don't have a digger, I can't finish the job. And then we're done.

Now my boy is lying in hospital and this digger is worth nothing.

We understand that perfectly well.

Okay. Was there anything else?

No. That's it for now.

Actually. One more thing. When did Snorri leave last night?

The 7 o'clock news was over when we came from the cows.

He was getting ready for the dance. So, between 8 and 9.

Did he mention going up there to work that evening?

No, but he knew that we were really behind schedule.

We are going to get daily fines. But maybe.

Thank you.

Inga!

What was that? - I know what I'm doing.

Are your mum and dad home? Mum's home.

Is the boy with you? - What?

Isn't the boy with you?

Helgi.

We just got a printout from the phone company.

A call was made from Snorri's phone to an unregistered mobile number...

...just before Eydis called 112.

And before that there were repeated calls to Halldora who runs the bar.

What about this unregistered number?

We don't know. It's prepaid.

Oh. It's turned off. Come on, let's go.

How is Snorri doing? They're keeping him under.

Do you know him well? - Yes, we were childhood friends.

We grew up together, me, him and my husband, Larus.

Until I went to college and Larus went to technical school.

Snorri stayed behind.

Do you want milk? - No thanks. No thanks.

When did you last see Snorri? - At the dance, around midnight.

Good morning. - Good morning.

It's the police.

Why are you here?

When did you last see Snorri? - Snorri? At the dance last night.

Did something happen?

He fell over the cliff in the digger. - What? Is he alright?

He's critically injured. He's being kept under.

Is that why you are here? Is his father blaming me?

Why would he do that?

He's using old machines so he doesn't have to rent from me...

...and then he blames it on me when there is an accident.

Why?

He wants me bankrupt, so he can get the land.

I don't know anything about this.

I woke up half an hour ago in the car, on the road by the field.

I slept there all night.

Do you and Snorri stay in touch? - No, we rarely speak these days.