8:15 P.M
The Winston Plan The date was December twenty-third . The time along the Greenwich meridian , from which all world times are measured , was 8:15 P.M. . At widely scattered points around the globe , four voices were raised simultaneously . Even an experienced observer could not have found a connection between the four voices and what they were saying , yet each voice started actions that would soon be interwoven into a single pattern -- a pattern of danger , adventure , and mystery that would culminate in sudden violence within sight of one of the seven wonders of the world . In Chicago , it was 2:15 in the afternoon .