It is September 1862 and the streets of Boston are deserted as it is long past midnight, but at the home of Oliver Wendell Holmes, a telegram has just arrived, notifying the famous physician and poet that his son has been injured in battle. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr enlisted in the Army against his father's wishes in April 1861 and was injured three times in battle, and now Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr has decided he is going to find his son and bring him home...