The author, a magistrate in Adelaide, Australia is the father of one of those killed in the Bali Beach bombing of 12 October 2002. He tells of the impact of Joshua's death, of his visits to Bali and of dealing with other bereaved families or those whose lives have been damaged. He discusses the activism and enduring dismay with which he has met the Australian government's approach to the fate of those affected and its apparent inaction to possible pre-indications of the disaster.