Hitler’s kidnapping of the little girl, Thomasina Edwina Ware, is observed througout the novel from the point of view of Dora, Lady Ware. Lady Ware and her husband are buffeted about by Hitler’s doings and the doings of his chief agent, Helga von Wessel. They valiantly fight back, but their opposition is winning. What can they do to succeed? They are successful as long as Hitler doesn’t get his hands on the Lawrence maps. The question is though, what is the cost to Dora and her husband, Edward?