THE CARNELIAN RING SAS Captain Robert Mallory and his wife, invite some old friends round for lunch. During the meal Robert shows his friend, a ring he has that day found in his garden. His friend is intrigued, but Robert tells him he must not touch it for fear of being injured, he says he suspects that the ring holds the strange power of Synchronicity, However, Robert does not heed his own advice. Leaving him with impossible choices Plato said time is an imperfect reflection, it is merely the moving image of eternity