Nelson knows full well that Captain Sir Corrie Harriman, dressed as a male naval officer and serving on the Victory, is in fact a woman whose 3-year-old child has been stowed out of harm's way in the cable tier. Nelson sends for her. He needs her advice. He fears that he may not survive the coming battle off Cape Trafalgar. What will happen if he falls? What will become of his beloved mistress Emma Hamilton and their daughter Horatia? The most famous battle in the history of the Royal Navy is about to begin.