Policeman Salmander loses his job in Oslo and must spend dismissal time in Hellfjord, a shit hole of a place far north in the country. As soon as he arrives, strange things start to happen in Hellfjord, and the seemingly quiet place turns out to conceal dark secrets.

Salmander and Johanne have each on their own exposed Bosse Nova's drug business. Without police help, but armed with confidence and a machine gun, Salmander comes back to Hellfjord for a final showdown with Bosse in the fish factory Hellfish.