The woman was buried on the beach. Hallvard, however, was bound with a millstone around his neck, and the men attempted to sink his body in Drammensfjord but it refused to remain submerged and as a result their crimes were discovered.
A woman's burial on the beach contrasts with Hallvard's fate of being bound and then unable to be fully buried due to the water refusing to hold him. This suggests a deliberate attempt to conceal the crime but ultimately fails.