The story of how it all began. It’s twelve years earlier and Duke and Eliza meet for the very first time.

Things are going well for Eliza until a familiar face shows up to question her role at Nash & Sons. Meanwhile, Duke receives an offer that brings their relationship to a crisis point.

Eliza is on the trail of a fugitive who is charged with murder. She must find him before the police do or risk losing everything.

Eliza teams up with Duke to investigate a burglary in a high-end brothel whose clients include important members of the British government.

When a close friend of Mr. Potts is murdered, Eliza finds herself investigating the dark and macabre world of Victorian undertakers.

Eliza and Nash are still struggling to work together when an explosive case takes them into a cutthroat industry where people will kill to keep their secrets.