play a stolen ace

Play a stolen Ace is set in 1941 in the eastern mediteranean. A ship carrying refuees is somewhere in ten thousand square miles of enemy occupied sea and islands. Both the British and Germans are determined to find her. It is vital the British reach her first but the Germans have an advantage,an Ace. If the British are to win the race they must first steal the Ace and play it. Sergeant Harry Carton is not a carefree man he broods on his past. Captain Robert Keston,a pre-war movie actor has played many roles now he must play the greatest role of all, himself. Major Charles Howerd survived the first world war while all his comrades died. He wishes to justify his extra years. Sergeant Joseph Baxter, a tough londoner, learned in the orphange to expect nothing and to give nothing. He is bitter and resentful.Obersturmbannfuhrer Rudolf Kohler regards himself as the instrument of his fathers revenge. He exults in the success of German Arms and in his own ability. All is lost for the British until Carton notices something.