James Pearson is about to discover things about himself that he has tried to hide since childhood. A link to his past will come back to haunt him. Laura Kane is a sign language interpreter, struggling to run an agency, whilst coming to terms with a personal tragedy. After meeting a journalist on assignment, she makes a connection she is not even aware of, thus setting off a series of events that will make her question the very relationships she holds dear. Nicholas Carey is a man with a secret. It is eating him up inside, but he cannot share it with the one person he needs the most, because it has the potential to tear them apart. The Conduit is the story of a group of people, inexorably connected to one another. From the freelance writer, who is communicating to someone he doesn't even know, to the bereaved interpreter who has guidance from someone she has never met. When their paths finally cross, the events that follow will change their lives forever.