In the late thirties, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping and with war looming in Europe, Marielle, Malcolm and their son Teddy live in New York When Teddy is kidnapped, Marielle's first love Charles is arrested and the country is mobilised to look for the child Parallels are drawn with the Lindbergh case and a series of revelations unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles and Malcolm Piece by piece the uncovering of their past creates a complex mosaic of the motives and passions controlling their lives