Nothing At That Location Summary and Analysis

With the name of Horenburg, Chatterton is convinced the solution to the identity of the sub is near. He sends the name off to four U-boat experts and waits for a response. It should be as simple as finding Horenburg's name among those listed as missing submarine crew and seeing which U-boat he served on.

Chatterton receives a mysterious call from one of his contacts in the U-boat community soon afterward. The caller tells him that Horenburg is actually still alive and that the mystery sub is not the one he served on. Kurson does not identify the caller. As this information proves to be incorrect in the end, Kurson uses the episode to highlight the uncertainty of the divers in their early research, as well as to introduce some uncertainty in the mind of...