I am not a killer by nature. I do not enjoy taking innocent lives. But at the time it seemed that I had no choice.

With Titanic scheduled to go into service for White Star by the end of April, Cunard was all but doomed when White Star gained the upper hand with her.

The competition between our lines had become so intense that it was kill or be killed I'm afraid. I had hoped that when Oceanic made that agreement with Lucania, there would be peace between us. But alas that was not the way of it at that time.

I was forced to resort to the Switch Plan, using workman on the docks to spread the rumor. There was no guarantee that the plan would work. It was all up to Titanic from there. She played right into my props and hit her iceberg right on schedule.

I had kept the whole thing a secret from everyone. I don't know how Lusitania found out but when she did, she was furious. She had always been close to White Star ships and was deeply affected by Titanic's death. She believed I had gotten away with murder.

She was right, I had. And I waited patiently for justice to be served.

I knew Lusitania was going to ambush me, yet I let her kill me without a fight. I had done a horrendous thing and I had to pay for my crime.

I knew Lusitania would go on to be a better leader for Cunard than I ever was. Creating peace and prosperity for the line that would make it stronger than ever.