A man dies while swimming off an Auckland beach. Georgina is out walking with her grandson when the rescue helicopter arrives, and becomes involved in the aftermath of the event. Was this man's death due to natural causes hastened by medical malpractice? Or was it one strand in a complex web of events, spread over two hemispheres and two centuries, involving homeopathy, Elgar's violin concerto, forbidden love affairs and a sick dog? Georgina's life...