<p>Stewart&nbsp;thought&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;going&nbsp;well&nbsp;-&nbsp;surprisingly&nbsp;well!&nbsp;Two&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;ago,&nbsp;back&nbsp;in&nbsp;London,&nbsp;he&rsquo;d&nbsp;been&nbsp;really&nbsp;worried&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;expedition&nbsp;was&nbsp;heading&nbsp;for&nbsp;trouble&nbsp;but,&nbsp;now&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;settled&nbsp;into&nbsp;their&nbsp;remote&nbsp;location&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;shores&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lake&nbsp;Albert,&nbsp;Uganda,&nbsp;his&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;were&nbsp;disappearing&nbsp;rapidly.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;British&nbsp;and&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;scientists&nbsp;had&nbsp;worked&nbsp;hard&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;their&nbsp;complex&nbsp;sampling&nbsp;regimes&nbsp;up&nbsp;and&nbsp;running&nbsp;and,&nbsp;in&nbsp;spite&nbsp;of&nbsp;some&nbsp;early&nbsp;personality&nbsp;clashes,&nbsp;were&nbsp;interacting&nbsp;well&nbsp;and&nbsp;getting&nbsp;on&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;better&nbsp;than&nbsp;expected.&nbsp;Their&nbsp;magnificent&nbsp;surroundings&nbsp;were&nbsp;a&nbsp;factor&nbsp;of&nbsp;course&nbsp;-&nbsp;the&nbsp;tropical&nbsp;idyll&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;village&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;welcoming&nbsp;inhabitants&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;stunning&nbsp;magnitude&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lake&nbsp;Albert&nbsp;-&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;Africa&rsquo;s&nbsp;great&nbsp;lakes.&nbsp;He&nbsp;was&nbsp;getting&nbsp;very&nbsp;interested&nbsp;in&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;scientist&nbsp;Sheila&nbsp;Wilson&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;seemed&nbsp;the&nbsp;interest&nbsp;was&nbsp;mutual.</p>

<p>Arrogant&nbsp;Englishman&nbsp;Hugo&nbsp;Bamford&nbsp;had&nbsp;bluffed&nbsp;and&nbsp;bullied&nbsp;his&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;creating&nbsp;the&nbsp;joint&nbsp;expedition&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;of&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;later,&nbsp;he&nbsp;flew&nbsp;in&nbsp;by&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;how&nbsp;the&nbsp;work&nbsp;was&nbsp;going.&nbsp;Next&nbsp;morning&nbsp;finds&nbsp;him&nbsp;sweating&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;local&nbsp;fields,&nbsp;working&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;plant&nbsp;scientists&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;outskirts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;village.&nbsp;The&nbsp;other&nbsp;group&nbsp;is&nbsp;far&nbsp;out&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;huge&nbsp;lake&nbsp;working&nbsp;aboard&nbsp;local&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;boats.</p>

<p>Gunfire&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;savagery&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;terrorist&nbsp;incursion&nbsp;erupts&nbsp;without&nbsp;warning,&nbsp;causing&nbsp;brutal&nbsp;death&nbsp;and&nbsp;destruction.The&nbsp;terrified&nbsp;survivors,poorly&nbsp;equipped&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;hostile&nbsp;environment,&nbsp;must&nbsp;bond&nbsp;together&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid&nbsp;capture,&nbsp;torture&nbsp;and&nbsp;death.&nbsp;Do&nbsp;any&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;academics&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;physical&nbsp;and&nbsp;mental&nbsp;strength&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;a&nbsp;way&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;nightmare?&nbsp;</p>