Pelle waits. He always has. At the end of the world stands his tower and waits with him. There isn’t much to do here, surrounded by the sea and ice and nothingness. Once a year, Ole the whale passes through and makes a rest stop with Pelle. But this year, Pelle can find no trace of his friend on the horizon. Not today. Not tomorrow either. And after such a long wait, he becomes impatient … with devastating consequences.