In 1941 London, amid the Second World War, an appeal was brought before the House of Lords challenging the government's right, under a Regulation known as 18B, to detain citizens without charge. This play with the same name explores this landmark case through the friendship of two significant judges, Lord Wright and Lord Atkin. The significance of the regulation to Britain, and the world, comes through in these human embodiments of opposing ideas.

Scott Wright is a partner in the Minneapolis office of the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. Scott is nationally recognized for his expertise in immigration law, especially in the areas of immigration enforcement, work visas and global mobility. He is currently the group leader for the firm's Labor & Employment Group, which encompasses 80 lawyers in 10 cities in the U.S., the U.K., and China. Scott is a graduate of St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota, and of the University of Minnesota Law School. Scott and his wife Pam live in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. While Scott is a frequent lecturer and author on immigration law and other employment compliance topics, Regulation 18B is his first play.