: Jón Hjaltalín launches his own scheme, largely driven by his desire to impress Harpa.

: Harpa and Grímur resort to desperate, underhanded measures to keep their company afloat and fix the system to their needs.

: Freydís begins to doubt Harpa's motives and eventually catches her in a compromising position, heightening the internal drama.

: The introduction of restrictive government quotas threatens the town's livelihood, forcing the main characters into a "Cold War" for survival.