The quiet English village of Upper Marstone was reeling from the news: one of their own, Jack Morne, had died mysteriously on the road linking the village with the nearby town of Caterham. Then more shocking information was revealed. Jack was carrying a revolver and had been trying to shoot an unknown man. Why would Jack Morne, a pleasant, successful, lifelong resident of the village, want to shoot anyone? Who was this man and why did Jack want to kill him? Everyone is baffled as the stranger is whisked off to the local hospital and kept in isolation. The presence of an Army doctor traces the story back to World War One. Could this person be someone from Jack's past who served with him in combat? Jack's wife, daughter and friends begin the process to find out who this man is and why he provoked Jack toward his untimely death. As the truth unfolds, it is more bizarre and shocking than anyone could have imagined.