The discovery of a body is a mystery to the police. Ulrich meanwhile seeks a search warrant for the power plant, while the inexplicable events pile up. A stranger comes to Winden and checks in at the hotel of Bartosz' mother Regina.
Tropes:
- Accidental Time Travel: Mikkel has travelled back to the year 1986 without purpose.
- Big Blackout: The lights starts to flicker all over the town for a short while. When the electricity returns, there are masses of dead birds lying on the ground.
- Catapult Nightmare: Jonas, when he wakes up from his nightmare.
- Dream Within a Dream: Jonas has a nightmare and wakes up, goes to his wardrobe, and sees a stranger with dark liquid in his face in the mirror. He then wakes up from his nightmare.
- Kid from the Future: When Mikkel arrives at his family's house, he meets his parents when they were teenagers.
- Newspaper Dating: Mikkel finds a newspaper from the 9th November 1986 in front of his family's house.
- Punch a Wall: Magnus repeatedly punches a wall until his knuckles are bloody in anguish over his brother's disappearance.
- Red Herring: Ulrich suspects Jurgen had something to do with the disappearances, with even shots of his trailer identifying that. It turns out to be the remainder of Erik's stash.
- Wham Line: The Stranger crosses out the newspaper detailing Mikkel's disappearance from 'Where is Mikkel?' to 'When is Mikkel?'
- Wham Shot: Mikkel finds a newspaper in front of his family's house with the date 9th November 1986.
