Havoc occurs when European countries are discussing covert alliances. The story revolves around the creation of a secret alliance between Germany, Russia, and Austria. The English hope to split Russia away by holding the Czar to his previous public commitments, but they need proof of what was done to create the pressure. All the pressures that lead to WWI are there, but the intrigues and secret treaties create an interesting background to the twists and turns of the plot. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
Chapters
1 Chapter 1 - Crowned Heads Meet 19 min 2 Chapter 2 - Arthur Doward's Scoop 12 min 3 Chapter 3 - Ours Is A Strange Courtship 7 min 4 Chapter 4 - The Night Train From Vienna 11 min 5 Chapter 5 - Von Behrling Has The Packet 18 min 6 Chapter 6 - Von Behrling IsTempted 9 min 7 Chapter 7 - We Play For Great Stakes 10 min 8 Chapter 8 - The Hand of Misfortune 8 min 9 Chapter 9 - Robbing The Dead 15 min 10 Chapter 10 - Bellamy Is Outwitted 12 min 11 Chapter 11 - Von Behrling's Fate 14 min 12 Chapter 12 - Baron De Streuss' Proposal 12 min 13 Chapter 13 - Stephen Laverick's Conscience 17 min 14 Chapter 14 - Arthur Morrison's Collapse 16 min 15 Chapter 15 - Laverick's Partner Flees 16 min 16 Chapter 16 - The Waiter At The Black Post 14 min 17 Chapter 17 - The Price of Silence 7 min 18 Chapter 18 - The Lonely Chorus Girl 16 min 19 Chapter 19 - Mysterious Inquiries 15 min 20 Chapter 20 - Laverick is Cross Examined 19 min 21 Chapter 21 - Mademoiselle Idiale's Visit 15 min 22 Chapter 22 -Activity of Austrian Spies 14 min 23 Chapter 23 - Laverick At The Opera 13 min 24 Chapter 24 - A Supper Party At Luigi's 14 min 25 Chapter 25 - Jim Shepherd's Scare 14 min 26 Chapter 26 - The Document Discovered 14 min 27 Chapter 27 - Penetrating A Mystery 18 min 28 Chapter 28 - Laverick's Narrow Escape 21 min 29 Chapter 29 - Lassen's Treachery Discovered 10 min 30 Chapter 30 - The Contest For The Papers 16 min 31 Chapter 31 - Miss Lenevu's Message 16 min 32 Chapter 32 - Morrison Is Desperate 17 min 33 Chapter 33 - Laverick's Arrest 9 min 34 Chapter 34 - Morrison's Disclosure 16 min 35 Chapter 35 - Bellamy's Success 14 min 36 Chapter 36 - Laverick Acquitted 8 min 37 Chapter 37 - The Plot That Failed 14 min 38 Chapter 38 - A Farewell Appearance 6 min
