After seven years of surviving on the islands of the Pacific, the last remaining brother of Lord Fitzgerald has finally made his way back to England. To his surprise, the port now lays abandoned, the whaling fleets long since removed and the family estate stripped of assets and left to ruin. Seeking out what few friends he has left, James hears the devastating fate of his brothers and a possible location of his sisters. Now, with nothing left of his home, he is making his way to Paris on just a rumor that one or more of his baby sisters may have been sold into the sordid underworld of the Paris brothels. With little understanding of the language and less of the people he will encounter, James will do whatever it takes to solve the mystery of his lost siblings, before deciding on his actions against his older brother. With a strong sense of honor and little in the way of pity in his heart for those that might have caused such injustice. He sets off on an adventure that gathers pace as he meets others who also have a score to be settled in the French capital.