Actor Patrick Brammall uncovers a long-held maternal family secret and is deeply impressed by his paternal great grandfather's public and private life.

Author and adventurer Gina Chick goes looking for a wild streak in her maternal ancestry, and she is determined to find out the identity of her biological grandfather. Through DNA testing, the family mystery is solved, but when Gina charts the life of her enigmatic grandfather, she finds a story of unspeakable tragedy that befell the family during World War One.