Sir Trevor Mc Donald is an extraordinary man
- & he has led an improbable life. Now in his 80th year, he is known & loved
Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, is suddenly arrested & must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. K is never told what he is on trial for, & when he says he is innocent, he is immediately asked 'innocent of what'? Is he perhaps on trial for his innocence?