Lawrence controls Dora’s life from behind the scenes from the time she boards the Lusitania on May 1, 1915 until the end of the book. He’s the shadowy figure who drew the Lawrence maps. The ship sinks because of them. Her marriage is delayed because of them. Her trolley jumps the tracks. A note about the maps is affixed to the door.
How does she make it stop? Dora must get the key to Lawrence.