- Coffee? - Thanks.
Are you sobered up?
Yes.
Breathe on my face.
- Do it. - Yes.
Right... Want some chewing gum?
- Is it that bad? - Yes, it is.
Okay. But I'm sober enough.
- Are you sure? I can do it. - No, it's all right.
Good party?
Well, you know... It was just a party.
- Has she said anything? - Yes.
Her name is Lena Novak. She's 28.
She asks a lot about Ulrika. She doesn't know she's dead.
The two of us will do it. Raggi isn't coming.
Why not?
- He's, um... busy. - Right.
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you? - Good. Yes, I'm good... yes.
- Do I look like I'm sober? - You just look really hot.
Yes.
How is she?
It's hard to tell until we know more.
She's mildly sedated, but should be able to answer some questions.
It would be good if I accompanied you.
She's started to trust me. If that's okay.
- Fríða, Salómon will be with us. - Okay.
This is Aníta, this is Frída.
They're from the police.
We're just going to ask you a few questions.
You don't have to worry.
You can trust them.
It's fine.
I've known them both for a long time.
I-- sorry, yes, I am...
I'm here to take your statement
regarding the other-- Other night.
So, just...
You know, tell me the time it happened, be honest--
Yeah, just tell me the truth
and don't-- don't leave anything out.
It's okay, just...
I remember you.
Yeah, I was at the store-- Oh yeah!
Do you need the translator?
No, it's okay. Nice, okay.
Can you give me the pad?
You don't have one?
And a pen.
Okay.
Yeah, now I'm going to-- I'm going to record this, Lena.
Just, you know, speak clear.
The time is 5:15 a.m. It's Sunday, April 20, 2021.
We're at Glerársandar Hospital.
In the room are Aníta Elínardóttir, Fríða...
Melsteð.
Fríða Melsteð and Salómon Túlínius.
So, yeah, you can just tell me your name
and date of birth and where you were born.
My name is Lena Nowak.
I was born March 18th, 1992, in Krakow.
Poland.
Yeah, so, can you just tell me, how do you know--
How do you know Ulrika Meyer?
- She didn't tell you? - It's okay.
- Wh-- what's going on? - -No, just--
We just need to hear your side of the story.
My side? Wh-- what is Ulrika saying?
Nothing, it's just so we can, like, parcel it,
you know, together...
Yeah, remember, just answer the questions, please,
and be honest, yeah.
- It's okay. - Okay.
- We met about a week ago. - -Mhm.
I just had set up my tent and I was ready to go to sleep.
And...
..then I saw her...
Hmm.
..from a distance.
She was taking photos.
And I don't know why, but I came after her and said hi.
I mean, we were both...
..in the middle of nowhere.
In the middle of the night, in Iceland.
We started talking and it sort of clicked.
We laughed through the whole night,
just had a great time.
And after that, we met, like,
every night.
Mhm.
But she always wanted to meet at my place,
my tent...
..and spend the night.
Oh!
Okay, so, you-- uh...
Would you describe the relationship as like,
more than friends?
Does it matter?
Ye-- yes, it does.
Why?
Wh-- what is really going on here?
Why do you need my side of the story?
No, no, no...
Is that the reason I was attacked?
No, no, no, that doesn't-- I mean,
Lena, listen, listen.
I'm trying to help you here.
I'm trying to help, and I need you to help me.
So I can help you and Ulrika.
Help Ulrika?
- Was she also attacked? - Okay, let's just...
..let's just go back a little bit.
To the-- to this attack.
Can you tell me what happened
from the moment you got to the mountain
and until you came to the store?
What happened?
It was late when we got to the mountain.
We got a tip through the Northern Light page to be there
around 1:00, but we got there a little bit after midnight,
to get some privacy.
And yes, our relationship developed.
We were sleeping together.
And that night, we smoked some weed.
We were just having fun,
enjoying our last night together.
She was travelling to near Reykjavík the next day
and I was travelling north.
I remember her taking her tripod
to the edge of the cliff.
And I went to pee, and when I...
..got out of the bathroom,
I saw a person standing by our car.
And I thought it was Ulrika.
But when I approached her,
I realized it was a policewoman, and--
- What? - -She tried to hit me.
What? Stop.
What, policewoman?
Yes, I told the officer before that a policewoman attacked me.
No, no, no, no, you didn't say a policewoman.
- Not a woman. - -I said police officer.
And it was a woman.
And...
And the police officer tried to hit me.
But she missed, and...
..and she started chasing me, so I ran and I...
..I tripped over a chain, or something, I--
Last thing I remember was, just...
..just no ground beneath me.
Okay.
Wait, was Ulrika also talking about a policewoman?
No, let's just--
Okay, yeah, this police officer,
what did she look like?
Can you describe her?
- Is she all right? - Yes, it's just...
You're doing great.
Lena, are you okay?
Do you want to take a break?
Can you describe the woman?
This policewoman?
Lena.
I didn't see her face, she...
..she was pointing a flashlight directly in my face.
I remember she had, like, blonde hair,
like, uh, shoulder-- Shoulder length.
Mmhmm.
Okay, you're sure it was a policewoman?
Yes, I am a hundred percent sure.
Did she say anything?
Did she say she was a policewoman?
No, but I saw--
I saw the uniform when she--
When she got closer.
I-- I think she was taller.
- What-- she-- - Look, look.
It's on pause now.
It's on pause.
You need to tell me if you took any other drugs.
This is-- this is the time.
Just be honest, 'cause I understand, there's just--
No! I--
Last day and last night, you know.
No, I told you the whole truth!
And--
Yes, and you're doing great.
It's okay if you did.
I told you everything I know.
We didn't take anything, we just smoked some weed.
Could I please talk to her?
No, not right now.
We-- we're gonna finish up here.
It's okay, you're doing great, Lena.
Sorry, Lena, not now, not now.
- Why not? - -She's not here.
- Where-- Where is-- - She's in Reykjavík.
She's in a hospital in Reykjavík.
Okay, so, let's just focus on your story.
Is she okay? I--
Is she badly hurt? Can I please talk to her?
Lena, Lena, Lena.
Is she okay? Can I please talk to her?
Can I please talk to Ulrika?
- Can you just calm down? - -Was she also attacked?
Is she okay? Please tell me if she's okay!
I'm just going to turn it back on real quick.
'Cause I need to know-- I need to know--
I need to know where did you go, tell me--
- Aníta, that's enough. - Just a few seconds more.
No, she can't handle any more.
We'll just take a short break.
And then we'll be back, okay?
Please go out now, thank you.
It's okay, deep breaths.
Shhh.
- Ragnar will be furious. - He doesn't need to know.
- That's not my point. - No, I'll go in there,
get her to tell me what really happened,
and then I'll tell her about Ulrika.
But I'm saying we're not allowed to lie.
- No, I turned the recording off. - That's not what I'm talking about.
- Wait... - I'm just saying we can't lie.
Didn't you hear her say she was attacked by a blonde policewoman?
Are you saying I went up there to throw that woman down?
I'm not saying anything. She's saying it.
I'm just trying to find out what happened.
Because I know you don't know me very well,
but I could never...
That's why I'm “lying” to her, understand?
You understand that.
This is a Keyser Söze moment. I've never seen her before.
Right. She's making things up.
It's obvious it's a love affair gone wrong,
she pushed her off the cliff, and is trying to save herself.
- Do you have more chewing gum? - Shh, she's fallen asleep.
- Okay, let's wake her up. - No.
She can sleep afterwards. I just have to know...
It's six o'clock. She's in shock.
We have to know how she survived.
- It's ridiculous. - It can wait until tomorrow.
What can't wait is knowing who this policewoman is,
that is, if she exists.
We have to know it now, hello?
Tommi, she can't go on the internet or read any papers.
- Don't let her talk to anyone, okay? - Yes.
Okay. You'll call as soon as she wakes up.
Thanks.
Two minutes.
- Two minutes! - It can wait.
It would be for the best. Okay?
I'll tell you as soon as she wakes up. Okay?
WELCOME HOME
I would have made you breakfast if I'd known you were coming.
- Elín. - Yes?
Listen...
- Isn't this roll-on for me? - Yes, my dear.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hung over? - No, no. Not that much.
I interrogated the girl.
Her name is Lena Novak. She's from Poland.
- Is she awake? - Yes, she woke up last night.
- And what did she say? - She said a lot.
But I wasn't able to finish the interrogation.
She wasn't ready for that.
I understand.
I'm going to take a nap. I'll see you at the station.
Aren't you going to eat?
What? Is the hangover killing you?
No, I'm fine.
What, are you up?
Yes.
Can we discuss the party last night?
Wasn't it quite good?
No.
No, it was rather miserable.
And your speech was horrible.
I'll try to remember that next time I try to do something for you.
I asked you not to do it! And to see you and Raggi
fucking snogging like teenagers in the kitchen...
It doesn't suit you when you swear.
Mum, that's not the problem.
Did you want me to find out this way? Raggi is my boss.
Is he my stepdad as well, maybe?
It's none of your concern who I date.
It's my concern if it's Raggi.
I'm not snooping into your affairs in Reykjavik.
What do you mean?
Coming back home with your tail between your legs.
I should have known right away what was going on.
What's wrong with you?
Do you have some daddy issues or something like that?
I think you should spend some more time with your family
instead of breaking other families up.
Why waste time on something so dysfunctional?
Aníta.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Have you heard from Fríða? - Yes.
She took a nap. She'll be back later.
Yes, okay.
The interrogation last night...
Lena's story is total nonsense.
Aníta...
We have to discuss this.
Yes. Okay. So it's clear it's not...
When Una died, she started to be very nice to me.
Invited me to dinner...
made sure I wouldn't starve to death...
Are you talking about Mum?
Yes.
I started to visit her a lot, and somehow...
We don't have to discuss that at all. I don't want to talk about it.
Yes, but Aníta...
you're not okay with it, are you?
I'm not... not okay with it.
But you could have told me.
- Rather than me walking in on you. - I know.
That was the thing. It was very embarrassing.
I know. I'm sorry.
I've been trying to tell you, but somehow...
I never found the right moment.
No, I understand that.
But if we're going to work together...
I have to know about these things, understand?
If you're going to be my dad and my boss...
I want to ask you to keep it completely separate and...
as a friend, don't tell her about my personal life.
Okay.
I understand.
- No, I was at home. - Can someone confirm that?
No.
We don't have to discuss it any further.
Of course we have to discuss it.
Fríða, did you do it?
No.
Raggi, we have to discuss it.
She's a blonde policewoman, and she's here.
Even though the story is ridiculous,
it's the only thing we have.
I agree. I can't take part in the investigation.
I don't agree.
Let's wait until she wakes up. You'll finish the interview.
Okay? Push her until she tells the truth.
Which is completely different from this.
And meanwhile this will be our secret.
- It won't leave this room. - Okay.
Aníta, you have to tell him.
- Tell me? - Nothing.
- You have to tell him. - Tell me what, Aníta?
Lena thinks Ulrika is still alive.
That is, she thinks she's in a hospital in Reykjavik.
- How... - I was getting her to tell the truth.
I'm sure she's lying, but I made a small mistake.
Did you lie to her?
Yes. But the recorder was off.
Not because of that, but...
Raggi, as soon as she wakes up, we'll correct it.
Fríða, you go to the hospital and relieve Tommi.
I have to pick up Ulrika's husband.
Isn't that a bit strange?
Should I just turn up at the hospital?
The blonde policewoman at the hospital again?
I swear she told me it was a man when I talked to her.
Okay. Tell that to Raggi.
It's very important.
- Does Raggi think you did it? - No. No way.
But still, I don't know.
- Do you think he might? - Fríða, I don't know.
Fuck.
I'm teasing you. Sorry.
- Stop it! - Hey, we're in a hospital.
Sorry, I promise. I'll tell Raggi.
- Take a nap. - Yes.
I'll do that. Maybe I'll dream about you.
- You're an idiot. - Love you.
Love you too.
I'm really sorry for your loss.
I'm Ragnar, Chief Sergeant.
Stefán.
Yeah, I know.
Follow me.
Sorry, wh-- when can I take her home?
We have to, uh...
..send her to Reykjavík first for an autopsy.
We can do that back home.
Yeah...
It's not that simple.
Sir, excuse me, why is it not that simple?
Get in.
Do you know that we were supposed to meet
in Reykjavík today?
When did you last hear from her?
Three days ago.
Did she sound different?
She was actually really happy.
Happy with the work she'd done.
Do you know how she fell off that cliff?
I'm sorry, what-- what?
Do you know how she fell off that cliff?
Uhh...
Wha-- what we know is it was dark.
It was in the middle of the night
and she had taken out her gear, the camera and that, and uh,
she was ready on the edge of the cliff.
Just-- it doesn't make sense!
She was afraid of heights.
This is our doctor, Salómon.
Stefán.
Nice to meet you.
Salómon was with us when we found Ulrika's body.
So...
Around 8:30AM on Friday, Ulrika Meyer's body was found.
Her injuries suggest that she had fallen from a cliff.
She sustained a number of injuries,
mainly to the head causing her to fall.
And the final impact causing severe damage
- to the torso, the rib-- - Pl-- please, stop.
Okay.
Her death was most likely instant,
meaning she did not suffer, I'm very sorry for your loss.
Can I just see her?
Of course.
Stefán...
We need to go through a few details with you,
about the case if you would give us some time afterwards
and then we-- Just a few questions.
'Kay, you-- just take all the time you need, okay?
Hey.
Uhh, Stefán?
This is Aníta.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I'll hear from you. Right?
- Fríða? - Yes.
- Tommi... - I just talked to him.
He's on his way.
On the way in the car, you said um,
that she actually was very happy
when you spoke to her on the phone.
- Yes. - Yeah?
What did you mean by that?
- By what? - Well by um...
"Actually", it seemed-- It seemed to me
that you were a bit surprised?
Well, just, we've been going through a rough period.
- Okay... - Mhm.
Yeah, the reason we're asking is because, according to Lena,
they were in an intimate relationship,
like a romantic relationship.
Does that--.
Does it make sense to you that they were...
So
This is a murder investigation?
No, no I mean we don't know--.
Well, I mean, we don't, yeah, we don't know.
What we know is that they were together
up on that cliff that night.
Yeah, and we want to know if you think it's possible
that your wife was in a relationship
with another woman.
Oh my God.
She asked me to come sooner.
During our last phone call,
she asked me to come to Iceland.
I don't understand.
She even sent me a message that Friday to say she missed me.
And that she loved me!
I want to talk to you.
We're just gonna take a short break, Stefán.
Can we step outside?
Do you not need water or... Tissues?
We'll be right outside.
I think Ulrika was going to stop this affair.
We have a motive for Lena.
You mean...
that the affair helped her choose the marriage?
Yes. It can happen.
Yes. But if it wasn't just an accident...
- We'll get him to a hotel. - Yes.
I'll check on her.
- Has it been difficult? - Yes, you could say that.
But that's all right. I'm a B-type.
- And Fríða? - What about her?
- Is she a B-type? - No.
- She's always in bed by midnight. - Always?
Yes, always.
Okay.
- Has she woken up? - No.
I know what you're going through.
We're not interrogating her today?
No, probably not.
About what happened this morning...
I can't apologise.
You don't have to.
I know I made a huge mistake.
It was very unprofessional of me.
I should have asked you to do it. I was drunk and...
able to realise the condition I was in.
- Okay. - It will never happen again.
It's never happened before. I'm not like that.
- Just so you know. - Yes. I believe you.
Thanks.
Don't you want to go home?
No. Someone has to stay at the station tonight.
You have your phone. You don't have to be here.
- I don't want to go home. - I see.
No, really. It was enough to walk in on them
snogging like teenagers.
Oh, my God. A bit cute, though.
Not really.
He was diving into her mouth.
Raggi, Raggi... stud.
Stud and stepfather.
Great.
- Congratulations on your new stepfather. - Thank you.
- Sincerely. - Right.
Want to stay at my place? You'd be welcome.
- I see why you don't want to go home. - No, I'm fine, really.
Not quite.
Your decision. I've got Netflix...
Are you inviting me for Netflix and chill?
Maybe.
No, no. I'll just sleep on the sofa.
But thanks.
Let me know if you change your mind.
There's enough room.
Okay.
Good night.
Okay.
And I thought it was Ulrika.
But when I approached her...
I realized it was a policewoman.
- What? - -She tried to hit me.
What? Stop.
What, policewoman?
Yes.
I told the officer before that a policewoman attacked me.
No, no, no, no--.
Hi. Gústi, don't hang up.
Are you kidding? Do you know what time it is?
Yes, I know. It's not about us.
I'm on my way home. I'm almost there. What is it?
What?
Okay, um...
Sorry. No.
I shouldn't have sent you the picture.
I know and I'm sorry.
I understand that you're trying to save your family.
I understand it completely.
Yes. Are you there?
You said you weren 't going to talk about us.
Yes, but Gústi...
You pretend it's all my fault, but it was you who started it.
You came to me. I didn't force you to fuck me.
Are you finished?
What? I'm not finished. Is there something wrong with you?
Gústi? Hello?
Gú...
Ugh!
Halla?
Where is she?
Hello?
Hi. Are you awake?
Of course you're awake. I mean, did I wake you up?
No, not at all. I find it hard to sleep.
Okay. Do you want some help?
With sleeping?
I mean, if someone here can help you sleep, it's me.
Yes? What were you thinking of?
Are you at home?
No, at the station.
Okay. I'll come and visit in a minute.
- Okay. - See you.
Yes. Bye.
It's been years since I've been here.
They haven't changed the curtains?
- Are we alone? - Mm-hmm.
Listen...
I know it's strange and difficult
and we're working together...
But still... I don't know.
You need to rest.
I need a lot of things.
We're not in a hurry.
I'm too tired to sleep, anyway.
I've got this.
Two pills when you're in bed and can rest.
Then you can take two when you need...
- If you need it. - Okay.
Not exactly what I expected... but great. Thanks.
I'm so sorry.