When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt assumes a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement's legendary Havmand-- the merman-- and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide. When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two will discover if there is more power in speech-- or in silence. -- adapted from back cover