In a nation that threatens to be divided by war and hardship, a young man helps ensure the freedom of his country while creating his own. In 1864, the American Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy intensifies by the day. A wealthy businessman in New York named Charles Nethersole wants to benefit the Union by inventing new ways to improve technology once the war concludes. With the aid of a distraught inventor, Charles supervises him as he creates a new workforce with steam-powered beetles to invent a new electric generator that can transfer power across the state. Living within Charles' mansion is a crew of misfit career thieves who work for him while they each carry their own personal demon. Among his crew, a young man named Silas Wellesley desires a life on the other side of the law. When he and his partner inadvertently incriminate a theater actress named Rosalind during their latest heist, Silas rescues her from a wrongful imprisonment. As the two grow closer, Silas rekindles his lost love of becoming an actor. Torn between loyalties, Silas must decide between his team and the life he always wanted. Enduring love, loss, betrayal, and greed, Silas is forced to face his worst fears and realize who he truly is. The only way to predict one's future is to create it.