War is difficult no matter the color of a man’s skin. This particular war is about freeing the black man. Though John Dockery has never owned anyone, his life is interrupted to fight a fight that isn’t his. Can good come from it? Enoch Spilsbury is black and has never been owned. His life is interrupted as well. When their lives cross during the Civil War, they learn there is nothing civil about it. Dying, hurting, heartache and no real solution. Will good come from their time together? ‘Without Cause’ answers this and other questions.