Britain's infamous thief, Pierce Landcross, has returned to face justice. On the way to London, he learns that his long-lost parents are being held in Newgate Prison. To save them, however, he must first escape his own dire situation. But not everything goes according to plan, and Pierce finds himself in yet another adventure as well as a mystery he never anticipated. A small fortune has been left to the Landcross family and to collect it is to follow...