Westfjords mayor Jón and his brother Torfi dream of purchasing a fishing trawler and building their own empire, but as bankers arrive from Reyjavík, the pair may not be able to secure the financing they need.

Harpa and Grímur find themselves facing a fisherman's strike; Jón rallies around the fishing industry before getting an unexpected visit; Harpa plots to get more time with Sæunn.

Plagued by new quotas, Harpa and Grímur resort to questionable methods to keep the company afloat; Jón launches a plot of his own to impress Harpa; Freydís grows suspicious of Harpa and catches her in a compromising position.

A reporter begins sniffing around Harpa's business and her relationships; the board discusses the future of their quickly growing company, leaving Harpa and Grímur to double down on their choices; Jón and Grímur find themselves in troubled waters.

A stolen glance between Jón and Harpa ahead of a TV appearance has a disastrous fallout; Smári continues his investigation and begins to zero in on Jón; a new plot is hatched to get the company more quota space.

A married Icelandic couple hatch a scheme to launch their own fishing empire; but secrets are hard to keep in a small town filled with nosy neighbors.