30 Days of Night

Barrow, Alaska Is Preparing For Its Annual "30 Days Of Night," A Period During The Winter When There Is A Month-Long Polar Night. As The Town Gets Ready, A Stranger Rows Ashore From A Large Ship. Once In Barrow, He Sabotages The Town's Communications And Transport, Destroying All Means Of Communication With, And Travel To, The Outside World. Barrow's Sheriff, Eben Oleson, Investigates. Eben Learns That His Ex-Wife, Stella Oleson, Missed The Last Plane And Must Stay The 30 Days. Although They Try To Avoid One Another, When Eben Confronts The Stranger In The Town Diner, Stella Helps To Subdue Him And Take Him To The Station House.