BialystokA story for the 2007Wickerman Festival‘When the past meets the flames’1982The continent of Europe is still divided by a fence that runs from the Baltic Sea to the Swiss border. Thousands of nuclear missiles in the West are aimed at the cities of the EastAnd thousands of nuclear missiles in the East are aimed at the cities of the West.The Cold War rages.An ice cold night. A raging blizzard. The streets of the Polish city of Bialystok are devoid of life.A secret operation goes wrong. There is a killing.And after the killing there is a secret.The secret is locked away for twenty five yearsUntil at last the truth emerges from the shadows as the moment arrivesFor the Wickerman to burn . . .