Summary

Mikkelína continues her story in her sitting room with Erlendur and Elínborg in Chapter 25. She tells them that Dave had promised to protect her mother, but he never came back after Grimur came home.

Going back to the flashback, Grímur questions Tómas about who his mother called. Tómas reveals that no-one answered. Grímur continues his abuse.

Returning to the present, Mikkelína says that Símon became more distant after that. Erlendur receives a call during the conversation and learns that the dig team has finally reached the bones. They believe that it is Benjamín’s fiancée.

Once Erlendur and Elínborg arrive at the dig site in Chapter 26, they learn that there are two skeletons in the grave, one is a tall adult while the other is a small infant. They move the skeletons...