A nineteenth century mystery set on the shores of Botany Bay, Sydney. What did happen to sixteen people on that night in February nearly two hundred years age? Set in the early days of the convict period, the story is based on news reports and anecdotes from the period, which recount how a search party was lost during violent storms on the shores of Botany Bay. They has been searching for a convict who was believed to have abducted a woman after murdering her mother. Only the convict came out of the bush - manacled, exhausted and silent. He died under the lash and his secret died with him
