Christopher burton, Britain's foremost foreign correspondent, has returned with his Italian wife to London for an extended stay. One morning, he receives a phone call announcing that his teenage son has committed suicide...Christopher burton, Britain's foremost foreign correspondent, has returned with his Italian wife to London for an extended stay. One morning, he receives a phone call announcing that his teenage son has committed suicide. Why, upon hearing the news, does he immediately conclude that his marriage of 30 years is over?