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'Fascinating.' TelegraphBirdie Bowers is a woman with a dead man's name. Her parents had been fascinated by Henry 'Birdie' Bowers, one of Captain Scott's companions on his ill-fated polar expedition. A hundred years after the death of Bowers and Scott, she sets out to discover what really happened to them... The discovery of Captain Scott's body in the Antarctic in November 1912 started a global obsession with him as a man and an explorer. But one mystery remains - why did he and his companions spend their last ten days in a tent only 11 miles from the safety of a depot that promised food and shelter?Dead Men tells the story of two paths. One is a tragic journey of exploration on the world's coldest continent, the other charts a present-day relationship and the redemptive power of love.

The Richardsons are black family that has just inherited a plantation in Virginia. The family is still in mourning because of the loss of the oldest son; Dominion Jr. Dominion Jr. was killed in a boating accident while on vacation about 6 months ago. The family consists of Dominion, a major league baseball player who was injured during the playoffs. Dominion is a good spirited, happy go lucky person, who loves his wife and his son. His wife is Michelle is a strong woman who is very opinionated about things she believes in. The Richardsons daughter name is Angelina, who is just like her mother. The youngest child is Ricky. Ricky has not spoken since the death of his brother. The Richardsons has taken Ricky to at least half a dozen psychiatrics to see if they can get him to speak. They all said that the reason that Ricky has not spoken is because he feels responsible for the death of his brother. The Richardsons, after many discussions and Dominions insistence decided to move into the house. As a part of the Inheritance the owners of the house live rent free. The property has made money since the 1900s. The Richardsons moved into the house hoping for a fresh start. Everyone was happy and settling to a new environment. The family had a great second night. But in the morning, Angelina came running into the room yelling that she heard Ricky speaking. The family shrugged it off as Angelina was dreaming or imagined it. The next night while the family was having family night dominion saw something at the end of the hallway that looked like a mist. Dominion gathered the family in their master bedroom but they couldnt wake up Ricky. As the mist came closer the room felt colder. Just when they felt all was lost Ricky woke up and the room started to warm up. The family packed a bag and left. The problem was that they discovered that anytime Ricky went to sleep the mist would appear. The family had also noticed that even though they left the house the mist still seemed to follow them. The family was frantic to figure out why this was happening and if it had anything to do with Ricky. Every time the mist appeared it was getting closer and closer to attacking the family. The Richardsons were racing against time to find out why the mist was following them and what did it have to do with Ricky. But time was running out.