For 78 years, the truth about Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic expedition lay frozen, locked away in military archives and in the mind of one man. Now, before his death, the last survivor has spoken. In 1939, Byrd met this 19-year-old boy, but instead of asking him about his seafaring experience, Byrd questioned if he was reliable, loyal and could keep a secret. This short documentary uncovers what took him nearly eight decades to say. What vanished team was never recorded in official logs? What did Admiral Byrd himself admit to seeing beneath the ice? What happened to Byrd during his missing time of 3 hours with no radio contact?

33-min. DVD