Trapped, Seasons 1 & 2

In a small Icelandic fishing port, a ferry docks. That same day a dismembered body is found in the river, sparking an investigation and a call to Reykjavik for detective reinforcements to assist the small local police force. With the ferry held in dock and a bad snowstorm threatening to cut off the town, chief of police Andri is under pressure to deliver results quickly.

With no police support able to arrive from Reykjavik until the snowstorm clears, Andri and his colleagues need to work fast. It seems a hopeless situation, but with a suspect in custody awaiting questioning and a body awaiting forensic tests, Andri is desperate for them to prove themselves and make a breakthrough in the case.

Hjörtur Stefánsson is a young man with a troubled past. Sentenced to jail for arson and manslaughter a few years back, he has a story to tell. A story Andri must listen to.

It’s now apparent that the victim spent the night in town before his death. This excludes him from being a passenger from the ferry. But who was he, and who were his enemies?

The avalanche has caused a total blackout in the little town. Plunged into darkness, the people are anxious and afraid. The mayor has a surprise visitor.

The people of the town are uneasy and agitated. They gather in the church, demanding answers. The situation is nightmarish. Police Chief Andri Ólafsson is asked to speak to them, and he needs to tell them the truth.

The weather is finally improving and the investigation team from Reykjavík arrives. They waste no time closing the case. In record-breaking time they manage to get a confession to both murders and are soon on their way back to the city. But sometimes things are just too good to be true.

Captain Carlsen agrees to work with the police. On the ferry, it transpires that one crew member is wanted by police all over Europe. He proves to be a difficult catch.

Andri has found a key, the discovery of which could have serious implications for his whole family. Should he keep this revelation to himself?

Andri and Hinrika obtain a confession to the murder of Geirmundur Jónsson. The connection between Geirmundur and his killer was not widely known in town, and soon we’ll know why.

Outside Parliament in Reykjavik, a man throws himself at the Minister for Industry, setting fire to them both. He dies, but she survives. Andri Olafsson, now working in Reykjavik, is assigned to the case - and quickly learns the attacker was the Minister's twin. Their roots lie up in the north, in the very area Andri had hoped to leave behind - where his old police partner, Hinrika, is now Sheriff. Trouble is brewing in the town - political protests, widespread anger at a power plant extension and a proposed aluminium factory; and for Andri personal problems in the shape of his disaffected teenage daughter. Then the foreman at the power plant - brother-in-law to the Minister and her dead brother - is found murdered on his farm. Are the two incidents - the murder, and the attack in Reykjavik - connected?

Things get complicated when it is revealed that the foreman found dead in the barn, Finnur, was the brother-in-law of Gísli, the arsonist from the prior episode. The investigation starts to hone in on a group of right-wing extremists who call themselves The Hammer of Thor. The group has been protesting at the power plant and other places in the neighbourhood. Soon, Andri and Hinrika elicit a confession. One of the Hammer of Thor members claims to have killed Finnur.

The Hammer of Thor member in custody confesses to Andri that something big is about to happen - but won't budge on the details. Andri and his team investigate. Meanwhile, the prisoner's brother is lost up on the mountain, probably armed and dangerous. Andri's pursuit of what the Hammer of Thor are up to ends when the town's Mayor, Hafdís Magnúsdóttir, suddenly disappears.

Hafdís has been kidnapped for leverage by members of the Hammer of Thor. They demand the termination of all present and future contracts that the government has with the American-Quatari aluminum company. Andri and his team must find a way to save the mayor. But, first they need to find out who the leaders of the Hammer of Thor are.

Gísli Thorisson's funeral takes a dramatic turn when his sister and Minister, Halla - who Gísli tried to kill - shows up and says a few words at the church. Gísli's son, Víkingur, is not happy with how the public, the media, and the family, have handled and taken over the funeral. Old family secrets start to surface.

Víkingur's Ghanaian boyfriend, Ebo, has had to tolerate mistreatment since he set foot on Icelandic ground to work at the Power plant. Racism and Homophobia top the list, but it escalates further when he starts to get blackmailed by Pawel from Poland. Víkingur hears about this and is not amused.

Pawel's body is found at the power plant. Víkingur, spattered in Pawel's blood, is arrested. He is now the prime suspect of murdering both Pawel and Finnur. However, Andri and Hinrika have a hard time making this add up. When a pile of dead fish is found up by a mountain lake, rumors start to circle that the town's drinking water might be polluted.

The people of the town start to use bottled water since the tap water is no longer considered safe. Jamal Al Otham, a representative from the American Aluminum company comes to town. He stops by to see if it's a good fit for the construction of a new aluminum factory. The town is still recuperating from what has been happening for the last few days. A member of the police team thinks that he is onto the killer's trail.

The source of the pollution is found up on the mountain. Barrels with PCB have been dumped near the water and one of them has been leaking. Andri and Hinrika wonder if there is a connection between the pollution and the murders. For Andri's daughter, Thorhildur, it is not safe to stay in town anymore. Her aunt, Laufey, drives her to Reykjavík - but the two run into danger, even on the highway.

Thorhildur has been kidnapped and Andri struggles not to fall into desperation. The stakes are the highest they've been and Andri needs to find out who kidnapped his daughter. However, in order to do that, he must dig deeper into the secrets of the town and its neighbouring valleys.