May 1912, Even before the public inquiry into the loss of RMS Titanic opens, it is clear that the catastrophic loss of life is attributable to the apathetic negligence of the Board of Trade. A Vote of No Confidence will see the government fall. Attention must be diverted; a scapegoat sacrificed. One-such man is found and his life ruined. The Asquith government survives. January 1983 A disillusioned ex-soldier uncovers an unexplained document amongst his late mother's belongings. He is led to the Titanic Inquiry and the answer to a question that has eluded men for over seventy years.