1895. Former Jack the Ripper detective Daniel Wilson and his archaeologist sidekick Abigail Fenton are summoned to investigate the murder of a young woman at the Manchester Museum. Though staff remember the woman as a recent and regular visitor, no one appears to know who she was, nor was she carrying any identification. The case suddenly turns more sinister when the body of a second woman is discovered. Wilson and Fenton seek help from a local journalist, hoping to unravel this mystery, but the journey to the truth is fraught with obstacles, and the mistakes of the past will not be forgotten ...