Epilogue

The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14 1949 The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland In spite of good weather and no technical problems Out of personal curiosity Zabel starts researching Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reeds The Third Man