In the series opener, James Delaney returns to 1814 London after ten years in Africa to claim a mysterious legacy left to him by his father.

As James Delaney assembles his league of the damned; an unexpected arrival threatens to disrupt his plans.

James Delaney decides to take radical action in order to safeguard himself from those intent on his demise.

Blacklisted, James Delaney sets out to protect his business by any means necessary.

James Delaney is blackmailed into a dangerous mission, whilst animosity between the Crown and Company escalates to a new level.

The East India Company declares war on James Delaney, whilst a family revelation drives him into dark and haunted places.

James Delaney has seemingly lost everything but, when he suffers a devastating betrayal, he realises even his freedom is in jeopardy. Armed with the opportunity they have been longing for, the Crown and Company conspire to bring him down once and for all. Elsewhere, Lorna sets out to discover the truth, whilst Zilpha perhaps has already found her own.

It is the time of final reckoning. James Delaney confronts Sir Stuart Strange of the East India Company with the cold, hard truth. Revelations about those surrounding him are unearthed and met with deadly ramifications. Meanwhile, James conspires to escape, but as the cold enmity of the Prince Regent turns into a lethal fury, the Crown unleashes one final plan to destroy him. Time is running out, scores need to be settled, and tragic consequences must be borne.