Finally... the dance is cult! The dawn of dark times: Nick's once favorite pub, Mortimer, lies in ruins, and so he reflects on brighter days: He remembers the farewell to Erridge, who had gone off to the Spanish Civil War on the day of Isobel and Nick's wedding. The time when Isobel was expecting their first child. And all the parties, the old and new liaisons, but also the harbingers of darkness.