Is Hark a mountebank? Or does he really have the secret that will solve all the problems of a disintegrating world? He says not, but can we believe a word that he tells us? Did his mother really believe that Hark was the name of the Herald Angel? What does he mean by 'Focus'? Could his ideas save the world? The question at the heart of the story is a simple one: can Hark be trusted?
