The plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament has failed - and while mercenary Guido Fawkes is taken to the Tower of London, his accomplices are on the run.

Thomas Wintour hears there has been an explosion at Holbeche House and rushes back to find a scene of devastation, with many of the men defecting.

With the King's men not far away, the fugitives barricade themselves in Holbeche House, reflecting on the years of persecution that have led to this moment.