April, 1944. A man is waiting to assassinate a prominent figure. He is not motivated by revenge or profit but by his belief that this one act of violence will save many lives and secure a greater peace for the whole of Europe.How have circumstances and experiences conspired to lead this apparently ordinary man to believe that what he is about to do is both essential and justified?William Lyus had set out to make his way in the world against the background of the economic and political upheaval of the interwar years.Despite his best intentions, he’s caught up in a major financial swindle, experiences personal tragedy, and his career hopes are dashed.But it is these events that lead him to revisit the idealism of his youth, becoming more active in the political ferment of the 1930s. As the Second World War nears its close and he becomes ever convinced that he, almost alone, sees what must be done to ensure a just outcome to the War, will he be able to fulfil his destiny?