The third novel in the tetralogy about the deaf actor Drury Lane. Ten years after the events of The Tragedy of Y, Mr. Lane takes part in the investigation into the murder of Senator Fawcett. The former inspector, now a private detective, Tamm and his charming daughter Patience help him in this. The suspect in the case is Aaron Doe, a person with a criminal past, of whose guilt almost everyone is sure. Except for the Tamm and Drury Lane families. And it is they who will have to save Doe from execution in the electric chair.