My life is different now. I don't go to work. I don't have an office. I stay at home hide behind curtains & make notes. I wait for something to happen." Gordon Kingdom struggles with the fate of his seriously-ill wife while patiently observing & methodically recording the lives of those around him: his neighbours. He has files on them all including Don Donald (best friend & petty thief) Annie Carnaffan (lives next door throws footballs over the fence) & Benny (the boy who paints with his eyes closed). Then there's Angelica the new girl (42) on the street with her multi-coloured toenails & her filthy temper. It's when she arrives that Gordon's world of half-truths really begins to unravel. Faced with a series of unexpected events & a faltering conscience he's left with an impossible decision. Because in the banality of everyday life what would you do if the unthinkable happened?"