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[epic music]
Stef?
Mom.
Merry Christmas.
Do you like your book?
That was the first gift I opened.
I'm sorry I missed it.
I tried so hard to make it back in time.
This is for you.
It's a compass.
I had it engraved.
MOTHER: "To help you find your way home."
I love it.
Did you pick this out?
OK.
Let's get you to bed.
I'm not tired.
Can you read to me just a little while?
Where did you leave off?
Can we read yours.
Oh, well, here.
Come get cuddled into me.
[chuckles] This is a very special Christmas story,
the story of the Yule Lads of Iceland,
and it begins in the lava fields of Dimmuborgir.
It's here that the Jólasveinar live
with their mother, Gryla, an ogress and giant black cat,
Jólakotturinn.
As the winter solstice approaches and the snowy fjords
of Iceland are plunged into darkness,
the 13 Lads come down from their mountain hideout, one
by one, to cause Christmas mischief, leaving
treats in the shoes of well-behaved children
and rotten potatoes for the naughty.
And you thought a lump of coal was a lousy gift.
[laughter]
The Lads appear all over Icelandic folklore,
dating as far back as the 17th century.
Now, many of these stories were collected by wealthy patron
of the arts Magnus Olafsson.
Behind me is a manuscript from Olafsson's library.
This was discovered over three decades ago
by archeologist Joan Hamilton.
According to legend, the Lads spent centuries amassing
a trove of priceless treasures.
Notice the inscriptions along the edges of the page.
Hamilton believed these symbols were
secret messages that, when decrypted,
could lead to the hidden treasure.
And she spent most of her life trying to--
trying to locate it.
But without the key to decrypt it,
the true meaning of the inscription?
Well, it remains a Christmas mystery.
[laughter]
[festive music]
Thank you.
Merry Christmas.
[festive music]
Oh.
Dr. Baxter, I was worried I may have missed you.
Victor Grimes.
Mr. Grimes, very nice to meet you
and, uh, to finally put a face to the name around campus.
Oh, you donate a few million to the university,
they feel obligated to name a lecture hall after you.
And a library.
So I've always been fascinated by ancient relics.
You know, I believe we have a duty to unearth the past
and learn from it, be the stewards of history.
Which brings me to why I'm here.
What are you doing Christmas break?
Well, let's see.
Christmas break, I mean, I'm gonna
be caroling and trimming the tree,
and these cookies are gonna play a big part.
I'm putting together an expedition.
I'd like you to lead it, to find the treasure of the Jólasveinar.
Oh.
[laughs] That's-- that's very funny.
Do you want a sugar cookie or--
Stolen art, jewels, centuries of lost relics.
They're waiting to be unearthed.
Your mother believed it was real.
I've read her work.
She was a brilliant woman.
Yes, she was, but she gave up on that dream
long before she passed.
Well, perhaps you are meant to pick up where she left off.
Treasure hunters have been searching for the Yule Lads
treasure for centuries, but you need a key to decode
Olafsson's inscription.
A key like the Yule Horn of Dimmuborgir?
Sure.
Yeah.
What would you say if I told you I know its location?
[chuckles] What do you mean?
A ship manifest from an 1800s cargo ship that sailed
from Iceland to Scotland.
I think you might find the contents interesting.
[exhales]
So, once again, Dr. Baxter, I ask,
what are you doing Christmas break?
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[thuds]
[gentle music]
[exhales]
The symbol from the Olafsson manuscript.
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Two out, two in.
Three out.
Hmm.
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[clanking]
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Whoa.
It's already unlocked.
[lock squeaking]
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[exhales]
[jet engine roars]
Thanks.
[sighs] The Yule Horn of Dimmuborgir.
How does it work?
It's a cipher.
Like the Rosetta Stone?
Exactly.
So all we have to do is compare
the horn to the manuscript to reveal the true meaning?
Yes, well, the true meaning in ancient Norse runes.
Do you read ancient Norse runes?
No, but I know someone who does.
[jet engine roars]
CHASE: All right, gentlemen.
That's it.
You're all set.
Merry Christmas.
[exhales]
Stefanie?
Chase. Hi.
CHASE: Hi.
Hi.
How-- how are you?
I'm doing good.
Good.
I'm glad.
That's-- that's great.
So what brings you to Boston?
You.
I actually came here to--
to see you.
[chuckles] All right.
Just give me a second.
We'll-- we'll talk.
So can we count on his assistance?
[playful music]
[clears throat] Well, who's this?
Victor Grimes.
I'm underwriting the expedition.
Oh, dear.
Expedition?
[laughs] So this is about work.
This is Chase Baxter.
Baxter?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't realize this was your husband.
Ex-husband.
Excuse me.
Thanks.
Chase, just give me a second.
Chase, Just wait.
Chase.
Treasure hunt.
You know, I haven't seen you for two years,
and you show up about a treasure hunt.
This isn't just any treasure hunt.
It never is, Stefanie.
Like, for example, you leave Thanksgiving
with my parents, first one, to go raid a castle in England.
Or how about when you leave our honeymoon early to go
do a dig in Cairo?
OK, that was Luxor, and those were
all very important expeditions.
You know what?
They're all more important than everything else in your life.
I don't want to fight.
I just wanted--
I just wanted your help with one thing.
We don't always get what we want, Stefanie.
It's the treasure of the Jólasveinar.
[intriguing music]
Dead language expert and Christmas tree salesman.
Unusual resume.
Yeah, Chase is an archivist at the Museum of Fine Arts.
He just helps out with his parents' Christmas tree lot
during the holidays.
Well, I don't know if it's a perfect translation, but, uh,
I think it says, "To find what they hold most dear,
begin as the bishop does on his square."
Now, you're sure that's what it says?
Well, this is as close as we're gonna get.
That's amazing.
I can't believe this worked.
Well, look, if we leave now, we can be in Reykjavik by morning.
Yeah.
How long will it take you to collect your things?
[laughs] I'm not going to Iceland.
Chase.
Chase, there's gonna be more to translate.
I mean, there's 13 Lads, which means 13 clues,
counting down to Christmas Day.
Well, good luck finding somebody else who can help.
No, no, no.
The moment word gets out that the horn has been discovered,
there will be 100 treasure hunters after it.
We do not have the luxury of time.
I'm sorry.
That's not my problem.
What will it take to get you on that plane, hmm?
Name your price.
What, a research grant?
Stefanie.
He agreed to help us with the horn, and he did.
Dr. Baxter--
There will be other translators.
We're fine.
Thank you.
I mean, I'd say you have no idea how much this means to me,
but I think you might be the one person
on Earth who actually does.
You're welcome.
I don't want to take up any more of your time.
Merry Christmas.
And listen, if you're ever in Providence, I owe you a drink.
You don't know me anything.
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According to legend, the clues are only accessible in the days
leading up to Christmas.
So how long is it gonna take to find a replacement?
We won't need a replacement.
CHASE: Wait.
Told you.
All right.
Who else you got?
- I'll call Dorsey. - Nope.
Dorsey is on a three-week Christmas cruise,
halfway to the Bahamas. - Ramirez.
Mm-mm.
She and her fiance are at a Santa Summit in Duluth.
Are you on some sort of group text?
- [groans] - Carlton.
London.
Now, here's the deal.
I promised my parents I'd work this lot until Christmas Eve.
If you want me to go with you, you
got to buy out their inventory.
That's the deal.
Are you sure he's the one?
Yeah.
You take personal checks?
[upbeat orchestral music]
Now, I apologize for the accommodation,
but it was the best I could do at short notice.
Oh.
[laughs] I think we'll muddle through.
Now, you need anything, you can call me on my cell phone.
Yeah? - Wait.
You're not staying?
Unfortunately, I have a charity function in Prague.
But don't worry.
I will be back in time to help collect the treasure.
So Merry Christmas and good luck.
CHASE: Merry Christmas.
Wow.
What?
[laughs]
So which room do you want?
I mean, I'll--
I'll let you choose.
OK.
Look at this.
Ah, it's an advent calendar.
That is so cute.
It's-- it's even on the right day.
I wonder if they have someone who
comes in and opens up all the boxes, like, a turndown
service or something.
Hey, are you sure you're OK with this?
Well, I mean, I'd rather open the boxes myself.
It kind of spoils the fun. - Uh, no.
I mean, you and me working together like this.
Yeah.
Why?
Do I-- am I-- do-- am I acting weird?
Do I not seem OK?
[stammers]
You know, maybe we should unpack and then
meet back here in 15 minutes.
Yeah.
OK.
So then, uh, do you want me to choose?
- Yeah, you can choose. - Just whatever-- what--
Yeah, I don't care.
It's fine.
[sighs]
"Happy hunting.
Victor."
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It's Jólakotturinn.
It's the Yule Lads' cat.
In Icelandic Christmas stories, sometimes
he's as tall as a house.
Ha.
How big's his ball of yarn?
Yeah.
[chuckles]
Man, what time is it?
It's getting dark already. - I know.
Welcome to Christmas in Iceland.
You get about, mm, four hours of daylight
Gah.
So what do you remember about the legend?
I remember that there are 13 naughty little elves
that hid stolen treasure in a mountain in Iceland.
They're not elves.
They're Lads.
They're a bedtime story that parents tell
their kids at Christmastime.
Oftentimes, history and mythology are intertwined.
[laughs] OK, Dr. Baxter.
What's our next move?
Skalholt Cathedral.
When built, it became the Episcopal seat of Iceland,
the official seat of--
Of the bishop.
Begin, as the bishop does, on his square.
OK.
How are we gonna begin now?
Maybe where it's warmer?
Let's go.
So at the end of the 18th century,
they moved the episcopal seat to Reykjavik,
so the Dómkirkjan Church.
So the bishop has two seats?
My money's on this one.
[sighs]
What, is that a lock pick kit?
Yeah.
You got a better idea?
[door hinge squeaking]
Oh.
Holiday hours.
Oh, hello.
Yes. Good evening.
All right.
OK.
All right.
So there should be some markings,
you know, signs, little signs telling us where to look.
What, sort of-- kind of like an X marks the spot?
Yeah, something like that.
[sighs] I don't know.
Maybe I was wrong.
Maybe the clue was about the Dómkirkjan Church.
Hold on a second.
Did I hear you correctly?
Did you actually just admit that you were wrong?
Good point.
Ah.
Wait.
Help me move this.
Come on.
You're gonna hurt yourself.
OK.
Come on.
Hurry.
Someone might come in.
What, this, too?
Yeah, and this one.
1, 2, 3.
Ah.
Right.
Look at this.
It's a chessboard.
Right?
"Begin as the bishop."
So it's got to be one of these squares.
Just which one?
Well, if you had let me teach you the game of chess
like I wanted to--
Yeah, I'm more of a Monopoly girl, really.
--then you would know that the bishop starts in one of four
squares, here, here, and--
[thud]
Here.
Hold on.
I can never find anything in here.
That's because you throw everything in your bag
haphazardly, just like you did the Christmas lights.
What do you mean, Christmas lights?
Every year that you were in charge of the Christmas lights,
you just threw them into the box.
And the year, they were a tangled mess.
Christmas lights tangle.
That's what they do.
Well, no, not if you put them in the box with care.
You got to roll them up. It takes some patience.
Well, patience isn't exactly something
I have much of sometimes.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Proceed.
- You good? - Mm-hmm.
All right.
Gosh.
Do you have your flashlight?
[gasps] Whoa.
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What's that?
Malt & Appelsin, like Christmas in a glass.
You'll love it.
Mm.
Yeah, it tastes like orange soda.
All right.
So this clue is from Stekkjarstaur.
He's the first Lad to arrive every Christmas.
OK.
This is how I was able to translate it.
Um, "A light in the darkness will show the way."
Now, are all the clues gonna be this cryptic?
Well, Jólasveinar is hiding a treasure of untold fortune.
It's meant to be cryptic.
Are you looking for the Yule Lad treasure?
Why? Do you know where it is?
Everybody knows it's hidden up in Dimmuborgir.
Well, I heard it was a Viking plunder,
and they hid it under the statue of Leif Erikson.
Why would they bury it under a statue?
Why would they hide it in a cave?
It could be full of rats.
It's where they live.
Well, some say it doesn't exist at all.
Ah.
I mean, the Lads were known for their tricks.
It exists.
It's as real as Kris Kringle himself.
Yeah.
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
Uh, should we be talking about this in the open?
Treasure hunters have been searching for this for years.
You're gonna hear conversations like this all over Reykjavik,
but they all know it's impossible without the Yule
Horn.
Yeah, we got the Yule Horn.
Yeah, that part you might want to keep to a whisper.
Oh.
Sorry.
[intriguing music]
The key is here.
In Reykjavik.
[intriguing music]
[festive music]
Thank you so much.
Merry Christmas.
Thank you.
Hey, so what are you getting, cookies for breakfast?
No, not for me.
So I'm pretty sure that Stekkjarstaur's clue
is leading us to the Viking ruins of Skardshlid.
Well, that's, like, 100 miles away.
I know.
I have a friend, Oli Stefansson.
So he's a pilot, and he's flown me on some expeditions before,
and he'll get us where we need to go.
Maybe.
Maybe?
What's maybe?
Well, I think have gotten us into some light peril.
Peril?
Well, uh, light peril.
But it was months ago.
I'm sure it's water under the bridge by now.
Cosplay Yule Lads.
13 local men dress up every year,
and they run around Reykjavik.
It's kind of like some rowdy mall Santas.
[icelandic nickname]
Oli.
Hi.
It is so good to see you.
STEFANIE: You, too.
Merry Christmas.
Hey, Merry Christmas.
Look at that beard.
Thank you.
Oli, this is Chase.
Hello.
Hi.
Chase, this is Oli.
Or should I say Stúfur?
I'm, uh, Giljagaur.
Actually, today is his day.
I'm the second one to come down from Dimmuborgir,
and I lurk in the gullies, and I steal jugs of milk.
So each of the Lads have their own unique traits.
So, uh, Spoon Licker licks spoons.
Pot Scraper scrapes pots.
Candle Stealer--
Steals candles.
I mean, we all have our hobbies.
Yeah, well, it's nice to meet you.
Likewise.
So, Oli, hey.
Can we have a ride?
No, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, Oli, li, Oli, li.
Did she tell you what happened Eyjafjordur?
She did not.
Oh, come on.
We survived.
And we have a great story right.
And now we can laugh about it.
[laughs nervously] No?
Piparkokur?
[crunch]
Mm.
Oh, um--
Your favorite.
I have to stay for the rest of the day at the market,
and I don't want to disappoint the kids,
but you may have my Jeep.
It's parked up at the church. - Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
I'm gonna bring it back with the tank full of gas.
Well, I'm just happy if you bring it back at all.
Good.
[melodically humming] Hello.
So Eyjafjordur.
What happened?
Later.
[upbeat orchestral music]
All right.
What kind of Christmas music do you want to listen to?
Traditional Christmas music or upbeat Christmas music?
[laughs] Neither.
What?
It's a 2.5-hour drive.
Yeah, exactly.
All right, fine.
You know what?
Rock, paper, scissors.
OK.
[grumbles]
Ah.
Upbeat.
Good choice.
Yeah.
[engine revs]
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CHASE: Careful.
There are markings on this one.
"A light in the darkness will show the way."
That's good.
So what does-- what does Giljagaur's clue say?
OK.
Uh, all right.
Uh, "To see the unseen, you must hide with me."
That's it?
There's also, uh, a series of unrelated symbols.
So we got tree, river, life, snow.
Uh, this is a symbol for well and light.
Ah.
What do you think it means?
I don't know.
You know, we should ask Oli when we get back.
Maybe he has some ideas.
Oh, Oli.
Are you and Oli-- were you guys-- have you guys ever--
would you--
No. What?
No, no.
We're just friends.
We're friends.
I mean, not that it's my business.
No, it's totally not your business, but we're--
I'm-- I'm not seeing anyone.
I mean, there's no time to see anyone.
I'm not dating.
Are you?
Me?
Uh-huh.
No, no.
- No? - No.
Great. Look.
Look at these ruins.
I mean, they are just--
like, look at this.
It's incredibly well preserved, right?
I mean, we're standing in what would probably
be a Viking's longhouse.
Truly, the hearth could have been right over here.
Did you know that Vikings would fell a tree for Yule,
and they would hang up clothing and-- and food on it, much
like the modern Christmas tree?
Of course, you knew that.
You know, I love seeing you in your element.
I, um-- I've always imagined what you would look like when
you're on one of your quests.
It's not a quest.
It's not a quest?
What would you call it?
It's a treasure hunt.
So a treasure hunt's better than a quest?
Yeah.
We're literally hunting for treasure.
OK. OK.
[chuckles]
Is this is everything you imagined it would be?
No, I, um--
I always imagined you being chased by a giant boulder.
There's still time.
[laughs]
I have a photograph of my mother
standing in that very spot.
Now, she had never had any idea just how
close she was to the treasure.
Why did she give up?
I don't know.
I guess you can only take so many disappointments, you know,
before you throw in the towel.
She never told you?
Nah.
I was 13.
She just said she was done.
She donated the Olafsson manuscript
to the Reykjavik Museum, and she never returned to Iceland.
Well, here's what I think, Stefanie.
I think that you are gonna finish what your mother started
and prove to the whole world that she was right.
Maybe.
You will.
You sound so sure.
I am.
Why?
Because I know you.
[gentle music]
Uh, what next?
Where do we go now?
Have you ever had kaest skata?
[chatter]
I am sorry.
I don't know what this means.
Come on. Really?
I mean, look at you.
You're-- you are a Giljagaur.
Yeah, for two weeks out of the year, Stefanie.
It's-- come on.
It's Christmastime.
Let's just-- let's just forget about this, OK?
Let's just go to my mother's.
I mean, she would love to see you again.
And we can have, Lakkristoppar.
So you-- you met his mother.
WAITRESS: There you go.
Oh, thank you.
WAITRESS: You're welcome.
Oh, god.
What is that?
STEFANIE: This is fermented skate.
Oli: Mm.
It's a Christmas delicacy.
The fish is buried in the sand for six months.
It's a true labor of love.
Wow.
When in Reykjavik, right?
Yeah, that's right.
[suspenseful music]
[retches] I'm gonna get something, all right?
I'll be right back.
[laughter]
Have you told him that you miss him?
What?
And don't lie to the Yule Lad, because you will get
a rotten potato in your shoe.
Even if I did--
Which you do--
We were together for seven years.
We were married for five of them.
You know, we spent a really long time trying to make it work,
and it just got too hard.
You know?
Maybe it wasn't meant to last.
Maybe we're too different.
I don't know.
I've seen you jump out of an airplane,
rappel down the side of a mountain.
Since when are you scared of a challenge?
[sighs] Since I realized he wasn't happy.
And I love him too much to be the thing that hurt him, so I--
I let him go.
But you know what?
I don't have time to think about what ifs.
You know the legend.
I have 11 days to figure this out.
I am finding this treasure, and then all of the sacrifices
will be worth it.
You can't chase happiness, Stefanie.
You-- you have to find it where you are.
And Christmas time with the ones that you love,
that's the greatest treasure of all.
That was very insightful.
It's on the chalkboard.
STEFANIE: Oh.
[chuckles]
All right.
What did I miss?
Oh, nothing.
All right.
So are you sure you don't know what this means?
Guys, the Yule Lads' treasure, it's
been undisturbed for centuries, and maybe it
should stay that way.
[suspenseful music]
There's coffee on.
Ah.
Well, good morning.
Morning.
[clears throat] Coffee, coffee.
Late night?
Eh.
What is this?
Ah.
They were selling it downstairs.
It's to build a snowman.
You bought this?
You want to build a snowman.
I mean, I don't not want to build a snowman.
I don't know about that.
What about that?
What are you working on?
Right.
The Dimmuborgir.
It is the fabled home of the Yule Lads.
Ah, home of their mother.
Gryla.
Gryla, the ogress who gobbles up
naughty little children, ogres, elves, giant cats.
- Uh, it's not elves. - Oh, sorry.
- Not elves. - Sorry.
OK.
So what do you got?
The second line here.
It's all numbers, right? - Yeah, but they're also--
I mean, they're on the Yule Horn key.
OK, but I'm just wondering, what if--
what if they're not meant to be translated?
You mean, what if they're just meant to be numbers?
Yeah.
OK.
I mean, even if that's true, what
do you think they stand for?
Coordinates.
OK, so if these numbers represent
longitude and latitude, then these are way off.
Yeah, unless Vikings used additive and subtractive
properties.
OK.
So for the number 14, they would use the symbols 10 and 4?
Nice. Yeah.
OK.
All right.
Then if that's true, it is telling us--
CHASE: Right there.
STEFANIE: --to go here.
Please tell me that this is one of those hot springs
that this country is famous for.
Now, you might want to grab your ice pick.
We're going for a hike.
[adventurous music]
If you could be haunted by any one of the three
Christmas Carol ghosts, who would
you choose, past, present, or future.
What?
Yeah, it's just a fun hypothetical.
I'm just making conversation.
All right.
I guess I would choose the Ghost of Christmas Past,
because I would ask him to take me back
to a Christmas of historical importance,
you know, like, Washington crossing
the Delaware or the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
Nerd.
You're-- you're-- you're only allowed to see
Christmases from your own past.
Says who?
Uh, Charles Dickens.
I guess if I'd had to choose, I'd--
I'd go back to that Christmas we spent in Bangor, Maine.
When the heat died in the cabin?
Yeah, yeah. We had to build a fire.
Ah.
You insisted on making that tea out of, like, pine needles.
OK.
I read somewhere that it was good.
- Yeah, well, somewhere lied. - [laughs]
Oh, and we cut down our own tree that year.
Remember that?
That was such a great tree.
Yeah, and then we strung popcorn along it
that we made on the fire.
Popcorn that you didn't manage to eat first.
Rude.
Yeah, I guess I'd go back to that one.
[waterfall roaring]
The entrance should be just behind the falls.
[suspenseful music]
It's not a bad day at the office, huh?
Huh.
I have never seen anything like this in my life.
Ah, this place is huge.
Hello!
[voice echoing]
Huh.
It's got to be here somewhere.
Yeah.
STEFANIE: So the clue at Skardshlid said,
"To see the unseen, you must hide with me."
And the Lad is Giljagaur.
Right, who hides in gullies.
Is it weird that this is all starting to make
a strange kind of sense to me?
And so if I were gonna hide, where would I hide?
See, I think the question is, where could you hide?
It's a pretty barren tunnel in here.
Little nooks and crannies.
Ah.
I see something. - Huh?
Come over here. It looks like a lever.
CHASE: What?
Look at this.
Huh.
CHASE: Oh.
[laughs] That's amazing.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on now. Hold on.
You pull that lever, what happens if it triggers
a booby trap and then the ceiling
falls in on us or the wall cave in or something?
It's never gonna happen.
I mean, fingers crossed.
OK.
[lever squeaks]
[rocks grinding]
Wow.
[laughs]
This'll be Stúfur's clue.
Yeah.
Wow.
This is amazing.
All right. Are you ready?
Yep. Go for it.
OK.
"Between the valley and the peak,
take 30 steps to the left, and you will find the treasure"--
"the treasure that you seek."
Hot dog.
[exhales]
[thud]
[rocks grinding]
What was that?
[thudding]
[rock grinding]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[rock grinding]
[dramatic music]
[panting]
Any luck?
No.
It goes on for, like, a mile, and then it's a dead end.
OK.
Let's think. Don't worry.
OK?
I-- I've gotten out of every cave I've ever been trapped in.
[laughs] You know that's not as comforting
as you think it is.
OK.
We do have an option out of here.
Yeah?
What is it?
- Up. - Huh?
[laughs] What are you talking about?
No, I'm serious.
I just feel like if I could get to the top of this--
Hold on, Stefanie.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
There's a 40-foot gap between the tip of that
and the hole in the roof.
Do I have any say in this?
- Well, of course. - OK.
Well, then that's a terrible idea.
We're not doing that. - Noted.
Now, give me a boost.
I'm not.
[stammers] You know what?
We'll wait.
We're gonna wait for Oli.
Whoa we're going to wait for Oli.
OK, great, Oli, who has no idea we're even out here.
OK.
What if were to call for help?
Help!
That's great. That's great.
You really should stop, because the people
that are miles away from here are not gonna hear that.
Come on, Chase.
This is the only way out.
You were the most stubborn person that I have ever met.
Stubborn?
I am trying to get us out of here.
Right, without any regard to your own safety.
I-I don't care if it's dangerous.
We have to get out of here.
I care.
I care if it's dangerous.
I care if you get hurt.
But you don't care what I think.
You don't care about my feelings.
That is not true.
Yeah, it is.
No, that is not true.
WOMAN: Hello?
H-hi.
WOMAN: Hey. - Hi.
CHASE: Hi.
Hey, are you guys OK down there?
No.
[laughs] STEFANIE: No.
We need your help, please.
Yeah.
You're lucky I was in the area.
Thank you.
We-- we'd really appreciate it if you could help us out.
You're very welcome.
I'll get you up in a flash.
There's just one thing I need from you first.
Yeah?
What's that?
Stúfur's clue.
Uh, I'm sorry.
What?
Dr. Baxter, ignorance does not become you.
I mean the clue written in your journal.
Who are you?
It doesn't matter who I am.
Yeah.
Actually, it does to us.
Well, I'm the person with the rope, and I'm proposing a trade.
In exchange for my assistance, you give me what I want.
It seems fair.
We're not interested in a trade.
Uh, [laughs nervously] could you hold on just a second?
Just a second.
I am very, very interested in a trade.
(WHISPERS) She must be a treasure Hunter.
So?
We give her the journal, she has all of our clues.
That is my mother's life work and mine.
Chase, it will be lost.
I understand that, Stefanie.
I really do.
We could die out here.
Hey, can we move it along?
It's really cold up here.
[tense music]
Fine.
I'm so sorry.
Fine.
OK, just toss it up.
And don't even think about tearing
a page from that journal.
[sighs] Here.
I'm sorry.
[tense music]
Now, I'm gonna throw this up there.
You promise you're gonna throw a rope down?
Yeah.
Scout's honor.
All right.
[suspenseful music]
You know, you have really neat penmanship.
Thank you.
The rope?
CHASE: Ah.
STEFANIE: The rope?
You know, she didn't look like a Girl Scout.
[rope thuds]
[groans]
Hey, did you know her?
No, I didn't.
Well, she knew you.
I'm sorry about your mother's journal.
Yeah.
Me, too.
[gentle music]
What are you reading?
Oh, I'm reading the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
by L. Frank Baum.
Is that the one your mother used to read to you every year?
Yeah.
It reminds me of home.
I'm sorry.
If it weren't for me, you'd be home
with your family for the holidays
instead of stuck in this hotel room.
Yeah, well, it is a lovely hotel room.
Yeah, for a Bond villain.
Yeah.
[both chuckle]
It's, uh-- it's ostentatious.
You know, the little soaps in my bathroom
have my name on them?
Yeah.
Mine, too.
Your little, tiny soaps have your name on them?
No, I have soaps with your name on them.
Oh.
[laughs]
So what are you gonna do?
I don't know.
Mm?
I don't-- I don't know.
I mean, there's probably a dozen treasure hunters
out there by now, on the trail.
We know there's at least one.
Mm-hmm.
I still remember Gully-Gawk's clue.
Yeah.
She's probably gonna figure that out in about two seconds.
And then everything else she needs is in the journal.
Right.
But in the meantime, that means that we're on equal footing.
- Maybe you're right. - Hold on.
What'd you say?
I said, "Maybe you're right."
Because you never say that I'm right,
which means, to me, that you really are just
feeling like things are bleak.
You know those drinks are, like, three times the price?
Good thing they're on Victor.
[glasses clattering]
Stefanie, you did not come all this way to give up, did you?
[gentle music]
[laughs]
I used to hate Iceland, because for the longest time,
I felt like I shared my mother with this place.
I mean, she would miss Christmases
and birthdays and recitals.
And when she told me she was finally ending her search,
I was--
I was so happy.
That was pretty selfish, right? - No.
You missed her. - Yeah.
I had this feeling that she was just always choosing
the next adventure over me.
And, well, then I turned around and did
the very same thing to you.
Here's the deal.
I had this expectation of what our life
together was gonna be like.
And when that didn't happen, I was upset.
But I knew exactly who you were when I married you.
You were rash and stubborn and impatient--
OK.
I'm pretty sure those mean the same thing.
--bold and brave and brilliant.
You were all of these things, and that's
why I fell in love with you.
I shouldn't have asked you to give up your adventures.
I should have asked you to find a place for me in them.
I used to shake the box of lights
on the way down from the attic.
What?
I would tangle the lights on purpose.
Why?
Why would you do that?
Because you're right.
I was always so busy and I don't know.
When the lights were tangled, I liked
decorating the tree together.
It lasted longer.
[sighs] Do I like fruitcake?
Yeah.
Is it good to me?
Yeah, you definitely do.
You-- you had it at my Christmas faculty party that one year.
Yeah. Did I?
Yeah.
You had, like, two slices.
If you don't-- try it.
[sighs]
STEFANIE: Oh, come on.
Are you serious?
You will follow me into a lava cave,
but you won't trust me on this.
It's a cake.
It's fruitcake.
Reminder.
We got trapped in a lava cave.
- Just eat the cake. - [laughs]
- Eat the cake. - Here.
Let me see.
[crunch]
Hmm.
I like it.
It's good.
[gentle music]
All right.
[clears throat] I have an idea.
Do you want to hear it?
Sure.
I wonder if we could forgive each other
and forget about all the mistakes of our past and just--
just get back to being friends.
I'd really like that.
CHASE: Yeah.
OK.
Skal.
[glasses clink]
[gentle music]
So 11 Lads left means 11 clues to track down,
and then we find the greatest Christmas treasure of all time.
[laughs]
[laughs] Stubby, Spoon Licker, Pot Scraper, Bowl Licker,
Door Slammer, Skyr Gobbler, Sausage Swiper,
Window Peeper, Doorway Sniffer, Meat Hook, and Candle Begger.
Oh, then we better get started.
Who's next?
Stúfur.
[gentle music] It starts snowing all around us
Magic feeling in you and me
Rediscover how our love is
In the air this Christmas Eve
[singing in icelandic]
Every day is an untold story
In our own winter wonderland
Finding love in all its glory
We're together, hand in hand
[upbeat music]
(SINGING) Through the quiet of December
In each mile and in each tear
Let us pause and truly remember
Christmas lives in all we hold dear
Candle lights are growing brighter
The spirit of Christmas is near
We ignite a kindle and fire
And lay all your love on me
The love around us is glowing
I'm right where I want to be
This Christmas, just you and me
CHASE: "Where the poet lays his head,
you will find the next step.
Two brothers left.
Then our treasure is yours."
Two Lads away.
So what are you gonna do if you find it?
Uh, when I find it?
Right.
When you find it.
I don't know.
I mean, for starters, the first round of eggnog is on me.
I'm talking about after, when you're not
having a scale down icy walls at Christmas
or weather snowy fjords.
What's next for the amazing Stefanie Baxter?
I don't know.
I mean, I guess I'll just have to find a new dream to chase.
[cat meows]
CHASE: Aw.
Aw, look at you.
Where'd you come from?
Well, let's check his collar.
You're a very long way from home.
I can relate.
CHASE: Let's go find your home.
CHASE: Here we are. - There we go.
CHASE: This is the right place.
Is this your home?
[knocking on door]
STEFANIE: Oh.
Oh, here she comes.
[speaking icelandic] Jólakotturinn.
We found him on the Rainbow Road.
Oh, you're Americans.
Hey, I'm Stefanie, and this is Chase.
- Hey. - Ah.
Hi.
Oh, he must have snuck out when my husband
went to get the Christmas tree.
My name is Birgitta.
Hi.
My husband used to work at the Icelandic Embassy
in DC for, what, five years.
- Oh, that's interesting. - Yeah
Oh. CHASE: Whoa.
BIRGITTE: Yeah. - Wow.
Won't you come in?
Oh, no, no.
We're gonna-- th-thank you. That's--
We-- we wouldn't want to impose.
No, come on.
I insist.
Please.
Come on in.
You can just put your coats on the chairs here.
I was just making leaf bread.
If you have some time to spare, I
could send you off with a fresh batch as a thank you.
It smells delicious. BIRGITTE: Mm.
Have you ever made leaf bread?
CHASE: Mm-mm.
Come, come, come, come, come, come.
It's a flat bread that you decorate
with any pattern you like.
It's my favorite Christmas tradition.
I used to make it with my daughter when she was young,
but now she's grown up with kids of her own.
You want to try? - Me?
Yeah.
Oh, boy.
Um, I mean, I'm not very artistic, so I don't think--
Well, it's not a question about style.
It's the experience that's important, not the end result.
- Well, OK. - Let's see.
- Go for it. - Let's see what I got, ladies.
OK. You got this.
All right. You ready?
- Yep. - Uh-huh.
How's that?
- Oh. - All right.
Very good.
And there we go.
- Wow. - What do you think?
Look at that. that-- you know what?
That is-- it's a pretty nice snowman.
It's not a snowman.
It's a tree.
Oh, oh.
Oh, yeah, yeah. No.
I-I-I totally-- I see that. That's good.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's a-- it's a-- it's a fine--
- You see it? - --tree?
It's a very round tree.
OK, wise guy.
Let's see what you got. - Give me that roller.
Yeah.
The most important thing about making leaf bread
is that it is a tradition to be shared.
MAN: [groans] The weather out there is a [icelandic].
Hi.
Hi Uh, I'm Chase.
This is Stefanie. Your wife--
- Hi, there. - --let us in.
Hi, I'm Jón.
Jólakotturinn got out again, and these two were
kind enough to bring him home.
The little rascal.
He causes as much mischief as his namesake.
So, please, will you be staying for dinner?
We're having kaest skata.
Skata.
Why does it always got to be skata?
[upbeat music]
We'd love to.
[festive music]
But she didn't tell us where she put them.
So the next time there was a power cut,
because of a snowstorm, we were, like,
fumbling around in the dark.
Where are the candles?
[laughs] Where are the candles?
What about your traditions?
Uh, do you go caroling, or--
Well, I kind of have a terrible voice, so not really.
No, I don't believe that.
But you go ice skating, maybe?
Jolabokaflod.
Oh, the Christmas book flood.
- Mm-hmm. - Yes.
My mom actually spent a lot of time in Iceland,
and she loved the tradition of a new book every Christmas Eve.
Stef loves books so much, one year, I gave her
a book for Christmas, she read the whole thing before I
got to chapter 1 in my book.
So from that Christmas on, she gets two books.
It's true.
OK.
[laughs] And is that what brings you to Iceland,
then, family, or--
CHASE: No. - Not exactly.
Nah.
No.
In fact, we are on a quest.
It's not a quest.
Uh, yeah.
It is a Christmas quest.
What?
Have you ever heard of the treasure of Jólasveinar?
Yeah.
Of course.
You have?
I mean, it's a well-known legend.
I-I heard it, like, a billion times when I was growing up.
All right. Question for you.
Do you think it's real?
I do.
Have you ever tried to find it?
Ha.
No.
You know, my life is full of riches.
So why would I go and look for them elsewhere?
[gentle music]
You know what?
This has been so lovely. CHASE: Yeah.
I think we should probably head out.
It's been lovely.
Thank you.
Oh, in that case, you'll have to take some of the laufabraud
with you. - Oh.
I mean, you helped make it.
But I couldn't eat another bite.
I don't--
Beautiful snowman.
Yeah, that's-- that's a-- that's a tree.
Thank you for dinner, and thank you
for letting two total strangers help
decorate your Christmas tree.
There are no strangers at Christmastime.
Merry Christmas.
Gledileg Jól
[gentle music]
Oh, look.
It's the Saint Thorlak's Day Walk for Peace.
Oh.
Well, we should join.
Well, what about Gattapefur's clue?
I mean, we've lost so much time already.
What's another hour?
This is right here, right now.
You don't want to miss this.
Come on.
The church is stunning.
Yeah, it's beautiful, isn't it?
- Hi. - Hi, there.
Good evening.
Oh, thank you.
Gledileg Jól.
Thank you. STEFANIE: OK.
I'm sorry.
How did you get roped into a gingerbread house contest?
CHASE: I got ambushed.
My mom calls me up.
She wants a ride to her book club.
Next thing I know, I got an icing bag in my hand.
OK. So how'd you do?
- You know, I got disqualified. - For what?
Apparently, to meet the criteria,
your house has to have four walls, upright.
[laughs] I wish I could have seen this.
No, not a chance.
Ah, you know what? I'm gonna text your mom.
You know what?
As much as she would love to hear from you,
I made her delete the evidence.
I would give anything to have just one more day with my mom.
I just wish you had known her.
You know, I feel like I do a little bit.
You've always spoken so fondly of her.
I feel like I just see her all over this place.
I really do, because she spent so
many Christmases here, in Iceland,
before she retired to teach full time.
And then we had 10 Christmases together before she passed,
10 really great Christmases.
You know, if you think about it, being here,
in Iceland, it's kind of like you get one more with her.
Yeah, yeah.
It is.
You never answered the question.
What question?
Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, or Future?
Ah, Future.
Really?
Yeah.
I mean, who wouldn't want to see their future mistakes
and have a second chance to make better choices?
Yeah, seriously.
It probably could have spared us the heartache.
Us?
Yeah.
Look, I made a lot of mistakes,
and I have a lot of regrets, Stefanie,
but you were not one of them.
How can you say that, though, I mean, after everything?
Because that time with you was the happiest time of my life.
Yeah, but--
[chuckles] even though we ended up here?
Even knowing how it ended, I would do it all again.
[gentle music]
Come on.
[dramatic music]
Hello, Gattapefur.
[dramatic music]
CHASE: "On a threshold of oak, guarded by a trusted friend,
once in hand, the search nears its end."
A door, you think? - Yeah.
Most likely. Yeah.
Yeah?
[chuckles] How many doors do you think are in Iceland?
"Guarded by a trusted friend."
Did the Yule Lads have any friends?
One.
So this is the door from Magnus Olafsson's library.
Jólakotturinn.
Yeah.
- The Yule Lads' cat. - Exactly.
The clue has got to be in that door.
Well, where's the door now?
Looking.
[keyboard clacking]
Oh, no. - What?
What's wrong?
How long do you think it would take you to find a tux?
On Christmas Eve?
[gentle music]
Ready or not.
[gentle music]
Wow.
You look beautiful.
Thank you.
You look very, very handsome.
Can I--
CHASE: Yeah.
Thank you.
Got you something.
What's this?
Well, it's Christmas Eve.
Oh.
Merry Jolabokaflod.
Thank you.
Really, thank you.
[gentle music]
There is not a day that's gone by that I
haven't thought of you.
What if we made a mistake?
[gentle music]
[knocking on door]
[gentle music]
[playful music]
Wow.
Don't I suddenly feel underdressed?
STEFANIE: So we can find the final clue
in the Door of Jólakotturinn.
Used to be owned by Magnus Olafsson
and now hangs in the Natural History Museum.
Yeah.
The prime minister is hosting a Christmas gala fundraiser.
Black tie.
Invite only. - Yeah.
So if we can get inside, it'll be in the West Gallery.
Right.
Which will be, no doubt, cordoned off from guests.
Right.
And there's gonna be an increased security presence.
So just let me get this straight.
To find the final clue, you have to attend
a party you're not invited to, search a room
you're not permitted to enter-- - Mm.
Mm-hmm.
--and avoid security assigned to protect
members of Parliament? - Yes.
Yeah. Yeah.
No, I think that about-- that about sums it up.
Yeah.
I trust you have a very clever plan to get
in through the front doors?
We have a plan.
["deck the halls" playing]
Like I said, it is Stefansson, Oli Stefansson.
I've already checked it twice, sir.
There's no Oli Stefansson on the list.
Please check again.
I've already checked the list twice, sir.
Perhaps it's on the back.
Sir.
Whoa.
You're not on the list.
Well, you may expect a very strongly worded letter.
Next.
Ah, Mr. Skulason.
Jakob Johannessen.
And Asta Thomasdottir, they have yet to arrive.
You're the best, Oli.
- Yes, yes. - OK.
So you're on lookout, especially for the woman we described.
And I have my phone with me if anything goes sideways.
What, you mean just like in Kópavogur?
What happened in Kópavogur?
OK, just keep the car running just in case we
need to make a quick getaway. You look very nice, by the way.
- Right back at you. - Hey, hey, hey.
Enough, you two. All right.
Are you ready?
As ready as I'll ever be Mr. Johannessen.
All right, Mrs. Thomasdottir.
And, guys, just be quick, because I
have the late night shift at the market for the Yule Lad
cosplays.
Yeah, yeah.
[car doors closing]
Hello.
Jakob Johannessen Asta Thomasdottir.
Ah, yes.
Of course.
Welcome.
[speaking icelandic]
Oh.
Thank you.
Wow.
This is some shindig, huh?
Think we'll have time for eggnog?
Oh, I think eggnog will have to wait.
["WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING]
[whistling] Let's go.
["WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING]
[suspenseful music]
Ah.
This isn't the right door.
What do you mean, "This isn't the right door"?
It's got to be in some other display room, right?
It's got to be.
Why don't we meet back here in 15?
- You want to split up? - Well, yeah.
It'll be faster that way.
Yeah, OK.
OK?
CHASE: Yeah.
Hey, be careful.
You always say that.
Yeah.
You never listen.
[laughs]
[suspenseful music]
The door.
[suspenseful music]
[gasps]
[dramatic music]
[sighs]
Is this the door?
[suspenseful music]
[dramatic music] - Oh.
- Sorry. - Oh.
You almost gave me a heart attack.
Sorry. CHASE: Yeah.
- Any luck? - No.
You? - No.
I don't know where this thing could be.
All right.
In our museum, we rotate an exhibit off the floor,
we stick it in storage.
So we're gonna want to find a room--
Yeah, that one.
[elevator bell dings]
It's clear.
Go, go, go.
[gentle music]
Fornmunageymsla.
The coast is clear.
Hey, I don't think your lock pick
is gonna work on this bad boy.
It doesn't really go with this dress anyway.
[chuckles]
[gentle music]
Sorry.
It's OK.
All right.
What is your game plan?
I think it's time we mingle with the guests.
[chatter, dramatic music]
["ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH" PLAYING]
Ah.
Thank you.
["ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH" PLAYING]
All right, you.
Go get 'em.
[sharp exhale] (IMITATES ICELANDIC ACCENT) Mm.
Try the fruitcake.
It's delicious.
MAN: Ah.
Henrik Petters?
Yes. Forgive me.
I--
Asta Thomasdottir.
Ah, of course.
Miss Thomasdottir.
Hmm.
Well, are you enjoying the party?
(IMITATES ICELANDIC ACCENT) Ah, it's wonderful.
- You know-- - Yes?
--my brother works for your company.
Your brother?
Lars Petters.
Oh.
Remarkable coincidence.
He speaks so highly of you.
Oh.
Well, Lars is a-- is a-- is a valuable asset to the company.
So have you made your decision yet?
Uh, the-- the-- the decision?
About the merger.
Oh, that.
That decis-- [screams]
(IMITATES ICELANDIC ACCENT) Oh, oh, I am so sorry.
- You should be so sorry. - I'm--
- Mr. Petters-- - --sorry.
--are you're OK?
Oh, don't. You blot.
Yeah. You blot.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm OK.
There's only a little--
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Sir, let's get this jacket off.
I'm quite all right.
I'm gonna take care of this myself.
This was terrible.
Terrible.
I'm so sorry.
Did you get it?
I got it.
[laughs]
Let's go.
Good girl.
Hoo.
Ooh, on your left.
["carol of the bells" playing]
You know, we should have guessed that she'd had the same idea.
Why didn't Oli warn us?
["GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN (ROCK VERSION)" PLAYING]
["noel" playing]
I sure missed this.
["noel" playing]
She's leaving.
Hey, you know what?
I bet we can beat her to the storage.
[chatter]
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
OK.
Coast is clear. - Look who's here.
Stefanie.
Chase.
- Oh, oh, oh. - Hi.
Our American friends. Hi.
[elevator bell dings] Ah.
Hi. JON: Yeah.
[icelandic]
JON: [icelandic] [laughs]
American?
This is Aster Thomasdottir?
What?
Is-- is it not?
Um, maybe we were mistaken.
Yeah, yeah.
These eyes are not what they used to be.
[chuckles]
[tense music]
[whistling]
[beeping]
Thank you, Henrik.
[suspenseful music]
OK.
Uh, that looks like a door.
CHASE: Yeah.
It's a door but not the door.
CHASE: Not it.
What's this?
[suspenseful music]
CHASE: Uh-uh.
No, that's not it.
[suspenseful music]
Look at it.
Wow.
There it is.
Look at that.
Jólakotturinn.
Yeah.
Oh, what's this?
[thud]
[dramatic music]
[orchestral music]
It's the last clue.
[orchestral music]
[exhales]
Well, here.
You need to open it.
WOMAN: Hello?
You didn't lock the door?
No, no, no.
You didn't-- you didn't lock the door?
No, I didn't. [stammers]
- Aren't you gonna do that? - OK.
[speaking icelandic]
Alfred Hitchcock, Notorious.
Have you seen it?
What?
I mean, I think I've seen The Birds.
[exhales] Do you trust me?
[gasps] [icelandic]
[orchestral music]
Huh.
I got to see that movie.
Whoa.
I'm so sorry, Ms. Thomasdottir.
Yes, I-I know.
This-- this is a terrible mistake.
["WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey!
There they are.
Uh-oh.
Time to go.
[dramatic music]
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
Well, did you get it?
Yes.
CHASE: Go, go, go, go, go, go.
STEFANIE: Christmas treasure, here we come.
[dramatic music]
Hey, Stef.
About the kiss, um--
I mean, what choice do we have?
It was just a cover.
I-I-I know it didn't mean anything.
Right.
Is that it, the final clue?
In your hand, you hold the location
of the Yule Lad treasure.
Well, what's happened to it?
It looks like, uh, well, like someone's put a flame to it.
Well, it's Candle Stealer's clue.
Oh.
How do you light a candle?
- Well, with a flame. - Mm-hmm.
Do you have a lighter?
Does anybody have a lighter?
Yeah. Cool.
All right.
Watch your fingers.
[fire crackles]
Look at that.
"Descend below to find the answers above.
The end of their story is the beginning."
[lighter clicks]
The beginning of their story is Dimmuborgir.
Dimmuborgir.
Of course.
What better hiding spot than the Yule Lads' own home?
And these?
I think they're--
they're the answer to some sort of combination.
Right.
Well, uh, grab your gear.
We'll take my jet and meet the buyer there.
Buyer?
What buyer?
A-any treasure we find belongs to the Reykjavik Museum.
I didn't agree to that.
Are you kidding me?
What happened to the-- the-- the-- the-- stewards of history?
Its untold fortune.
No one would give that up.
I would.
We are talking about the kind of wealth that would fund
your research 20 times over.
Don't be a fool.
[scoffs]
Very well.
Have it your way.
I have everything I need.
Uh, can you help the Baxters collect their things
and see them out?
I believe they have a flight home to catch.
Uh, wait, wait.
What if, when you get there, you find another clue
and you need a translator?
Well, Dr. Baxter has made it very clear
that she wishes to end our partnership.
Yeah, but I didn't.
I'll stay on for a cut.
But you would choose treasure over your wife?
My ex-wife.
Well, I, uh--
I guess this is where we say goodbye.
[tense music]
I was so close.
I almost had it.
Hey.
Stefanie. - You know what?
Whatever you have to say, I don't want to hear it.
What is this, some sort of payback?
What, for all the times you thought I went on a treasure
hunt instead of being with you? - No.
Then how could you do that?
Because, if we're gonna beat him to the treasure,
we are gonna need this.
Oh.
I had to let him think that I chose him
to get close enough to take it. I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
Oh, no.
I forgive you.
[laughs] I totally forgive you.
I mean, the ex-wife part was a little much.
- It was a little rough. - Yeah.
Sorry about that.
It was.
OK, so now what?
[dramatic music]
Run.
[dramatic music]
Oli, a little help?
[dramatic music]
Boys, let's get 'em.
[all shouting, dramatic music]
[brakes squeal]
Get in.
[dramatic music]
CHASE: And go!
[tires squealing]
I want Kertasníkír's clue.
We don't have it.
I don't believe you.
I saw you at the Minister's Gala.
We lost it.
Yeah, she's telling you the truth, lady.
Then where is it now?
Hey.
Who-- why should we-- who are you, anyway?
I'm a descendant of Magnus Olafsson.
Our family has long protected the Yule Lads' treasure
from those who would seek to exploit it
for their own personal gains.
So do you know where it's hidden?
No, and my only objective is to keep it that way.
Each generation is tasked with protecting
the location of the treasure.
You're my first test.
Why leave a trail of clues for a treasure
you don't want someone to find?
Not just someone, someone worthy.
Hey, she's worthy.
[gentle orchestral music]
I have worked so hard for this.
I won't take it for granted.
[gentle orchestral music]
You can call me Karlotta.
[gentle orchestral music]
[speaking icelandic]
Did you really think that I would choose the promise
of a little treasure over you?
Mm.
It's a lot of treasure.
Stefanie.
Chase, you don't owe me anything.
You don't.
If this treasure exists, it shouldn't
belong to any one person.
If any one person should find it, it should be you.
OK.
OK, guys.
My friend can get to Dimmuborgir.
We'll have to meet him at the airstrip, but we have to go now.
All right, let's finish this.
Come on.
Wait.
What?
Stefanie.
Just wait.
Yo, lovebirds, we have to hurry.
It's not in Dimmuborgir.
Wh-wh-where is it?
The clue says, "The beginning of the story is the end,"
but maybe it's not the Lads' story.
Maybe it's our story, the beginning of our adventure.
It's leading us to--
Skalholt Cathedral.
OK.
Are you sure?
You know, if you're wrong, the treasure
will end up in the hands of a greedy opportunist.
Sorry.
Is that your friend? - No, no.
They're not close.
You're good.
The clue is telling us to go to Skalholt. I'm sure of it.
Let's go.
[gentle orchestral music]
[sighs]
[sighs] You must go below.
Hold on.
You're telling me that we were standing above the treasure
on our first day?
The Yule Lads are known for their tricks.
Here.
You'll need this.
Thank you.
Trust your instincts.
Stay true to your heart.
It's the only way to find what you're looking for.
All things.
Thanks.
[gentle orchestral music]
Coming?
Into a dark tunnel?
No.
You're a treasure hunter, and you're afraid of a dark tunnel?
I'm an accountant.
Oh.
Good luck.
[orchestral music]
STEFANIE: Look out for spiders.
I'll take spiders over skata any day.
[chuckles]
[tense music]
CHASE: Now what?
They look like switches or dials or something.
There must be a pattern.
You must descend below to find the answers above.
This looks like a star map.
Right?
If this were a star map, than the moon would be right there.
OK.
And if that's the moon, then this tree
represents the Earth below, which must
make these the stars above.
Right.
This would be the night sky that the Yule Lads
could see from their homes.
OK.
You know, I had to singe that parchment, right, in order
for the clue to be revealed.
So how do we reveal the stars?
What if--
STEFANIE: 1.
[both chuckle]
Yeah.
2, 3, 4, 5.
Get this one.
CHASE: 6.
7.
Yeah, get that one.
11, 12.
Last one, number 13, but there's no-- there's no switch.
It's just a hole.
Could it really be that simple?
[chuckles]
[adventurous music]
[clicking]
[stone grinding]
[triumphant music]
Aren't you coming in?
Everything I've been looking for
is on the other side of that threshold.
My mother's legacy.
It's all lead to this.
Come on.
[triumphant music]
CHASE: Cake.
The heck are these guys?
STEFANIE: This is a bunch of junk.
This is just junk.
My mother spent her whole life searching for this?
No, this-- this has got to be a trick.
There's got to be, like, a-a hidden chamber somewhere else.
There is no chamber.
This is it.
There is no other chamber.
This is it.
We went on a scavenger hunt for-- for-- for-- for what?
Candlesticks and some potatoes?
These are the things that the Jólasveinar valued.
These are their prized possessions.
I don't understand. I just don't understand.
I mean, what-- what-- what-- what was all this for?
[wind whistling]
No way.
What?
There's no way.
[chiming]
CHASE: What?
[gasps] I gave this to my mother for Christmas.
She carried it with her everywhere she went.
She was here.
H-how is that even possible?
When I got to the Yule Horn, the crate was already opened.
[thudding]
(STAMMERING) When I got the box, I mean,
it was-- it was unlocked, and we found Candle Stealer's clue.
It was already singed.
It's like there's-- there was a hidden message.
When my mom gave up her search, she
didn't miss one spelling bee.
She never missed a Christmas recital or anything.
She didn't give up searching for the treasure of the Yule Lads.
She just-- she realized what it really was.
Yeah, just a reminder to appreciate the things
that are right in front of us.
Yeah.
[gentle music]
Stefanie.
[gentle music]
"Stefanie."
[gentle music]
MOTHER (VOICEOVER): Stefanie, if your spirit of adventure
has led you here, I always saw so much of myself in you.
Please know that you were the greatest treasure of my life.
Merry Christmas.
Love you, Mom.
[gentle orchestral music]
You OK?
Let me see this.
[gentle orchestral music]
What next?
This.
[gentle music]
[gentle orchestral music]
[disembodied laughter]
[door slams]
[both chuckle]
[church bell tolling]
Merry Christmas.
[gentle orchestral music]
[chuckles]
[gentle orchestral music]
What?
Just appreciating what's in front of me.
[gentle orchestral music]
[festive music]
[dramatic music]
[goat bleats]
What are you looking at?
[shouts]
[gentle music]
You know what I want to hear?
[speaking icelandic]
OK. OK.
I think I have-- - Yeah.
--coins. I have coins.
- Yeah? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
OK. [coin clattering]
Uh.
TOGETHER: G7.
[upbeat music]
Yow.
I don't get the question.
It's just a hypothetical, just, you know,
a follow-up conversation piece.
OK.
Um, I would choose the Ghost of Christmas Present.
OK. Why?
Because then I could see all the holiday parties
I wasn't invited to, and I could hold a grudge.
[laughs] Wow.
All right. 'Tis the season. [glasses clink]
Gledileg jol!
[upbeat music] Nothing but Christmas
Hello.
I am--
About to get me another drink?
[laughs] Oh.
Uh, two.
[laughs]
Uh, Oli.
Hi.
Karlotta.
Oh.
Enchanté.
Wow.
Merry Christmas, you guys.
Eggnog, your favorite.
Hey, let's gather around, guys, for a Christmas toast.
Stefanie, will you do the honors?
All right.
Uh, to friends and family and the time we get together.
And no matter where our journeys may lead,
may we always find our way back.
[glasses clink]
Skal.
ALL: Skal.
[laughs]
[glasses clinking]
Merry Christmas.
[upbeat music]
(SINGING) Nothing but Christmas
You and I
[adventurous music]