- Rose's search for Drake leads her to a frightening place, Jackson receives an unexpected visit from his wayward brother, Long Susan is under pressure from Duggan, while Detective Inspector Shine exerts his influence over Flight.
- Homer's brother Daniel, whom he has not seen for eight years, returns from prospecting in South Africa with a large, uncut diamond. At the same time Constable Flight investigates con-man Werner, who has cheated tradesman Nathaniel Hinchcliffe but Werner flees to Limehouse, where he is under the aegis of corrupt Inspector Shine. Shine has a hold on the young constable, making him back off before killing Hinchcliffe. To flush Werner out Daniel uses the diamond as bait but he is discovered and captured as Jackson has taken the real diamond to help Susan pay off Duggan, substituting a fake.—don @ minifie-1
- It's been a month since the death of DS Bennet Drake's wife and he is nowhere to be found. Insp. Reid finds his lodgings trashed but no one has seen him. Rose gets a lead on him but what she finds isn't very pretty. Three council surveyors were assaulted on what Councillor Jane Cobden hopes will soon be the site of new and sanitary housing. The owners of the slum are refusing to negotiate however. Young DC Albert Flight investigates a swindle where a local jeweler, Nathaniel Hinchcliffe, accepted and delivered several pieces of expensive jewelry but never received payment. He gets a lead on a confidence man by the name of Werner but by the time he catches up with him, it seems Werner is under the protection on Insp. Shine. Flight is also beholding to Shine for some reason. Homer Jackson is surprised by the sudden appearance of his brother Daniel who he has not been seen or heard from for eight years. Susan's landlord, who has been squeezing her for every penny he can get, moves into the brothel still expecting more than she is prepared to give. Jackson may have a way to help her when he learns his brother acquired a large uncut diamond while in South Africa.—garykmcd
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