The boundaries of parental love and filial devotion are explored to theirbreaking point in this unique and breathtaking thriller.Once a year, theQueen, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the judges, the bishops, leadersspiritual and temporal, assemble in the House of Lords for the StateOpening of Parliament. On this day, the Lords' Day, the gathering is stillmore impressive, for sitting beside his mother is the heir to the throneand up in the galleries are the sons of both the US President and theBritish Prime Minister. But they are all about to be taken hostage. Thesiege will lead some to selfless sacrifice, others to lose the respect ofthose they love most dearly...