Summary

Chapter 29 opens at Holberg’s house where the team finds out that there is a rat infestation in the foundation and that they will be unable to continue until an exterminator has cleared the house.

Erlendur talks with his daughter about both the Holberg case and the runaway bride case. Eva Lind informs him that the bride left to talk to her fiancée and was unsure if she wanted to tell him the truth about her father. Eva Lind has convinced her she shouldn’t cover up for her father. Erlendur shares the details of the Holberg case with Eva and how it has been affecting their interactions. Erlendur opens up to his daughter about how he is feeling and how stressful the job is to him and the two share an intimate bonding moment.

Chapter 30 begins after the exterminator has cleared...