When Jarman (Henki Kolstad), a ship's chaplain, returns to Oslo from a voyage to New Orleans, he is called to the deathbed of a wounded sailor.
In Norway Jarman sends a friend with the watch to Lilly, but soon discovers that there is a mystery attached to it, including an unsolved murder.
The viewer will find it impossible to develop an interest in the character Makken, who five years earlier committed a serious crime on the Oslo docks."
The reviewer added that "There is no character development, no evolution of the fear and anxiety of the Søder part [Makken], and no true catharsis when he finally atones for his crime.
"[1] The newspaper VG gave it a "die throw" of four out of six and thought it was a well-told, straightforward, and exciting movie, but that the script was rather weak.