This is the first in a series of short stories about Ballygobackwards Castle. Does it exist? Who has lived there over the years? The locked room is in the west wing, George has to discover why in his sleep he hears a baby crying, what is its connection to the Castle. Winter is a mythical old man who is his guide, when George finds Ballygobackwards he is entranced. More stories in the series cover different periods in the Castle's life.