Time is as elusive as Truth, barks Carrick, the hard-bitten News Editor. And when Lucas, a young and ambitious journalist, finds himself disorientated by fear and lies in Haiti, Carrick's words resonate.

Sent to research promised elections, Lucas is unexpectedly caught up in huge street protests. The airport closes, communications are cut and his reports lead world headlines. Haunted by his past and confused by the present, Lucas is befriended by the revolutionary Marie. He must remain the objective observer. She is totally committed to the revolution. Between them they may have the power to topple a dictator but in Haiti life can be cruelly short.