James and his family are ready for a normal life, when Maureen persuades him to visit the estates his family had owned in East Germany. They are welcomed by the people who remember the care his family had for them over the centuries, and Maureen and James propose a plan to revitalize the city that had fallen into deep depression. However, a corrupt mayor destroys their intentions, and they return to Sydney. After more than a year, he is invited back again - the administration lost the last election, and a new plan is proposed. An agreement is reached, and a new life has started for the city of Elk. The castle is rebuilt, schools are built, and the inauguration even has a formal ball with long dresses for the ladies.
Suddenly, an election to the Sejm changes everything - the Prime Minister threatens expropriation – in a mismanaged economy, he cannot have a German Count show what good management can do for people to have a life again. What will he do? Pay a bribe to keep at least part of his investment? Will he go to war, risking everything to maintain his ideals?
This is the end of the long story, and I hope you’ll enjoy it.