A rash of abductions of young boys that end up brutally murdered is plaguing London. "Crime consultant" William James Moriarty discovers a clue linking all the victims, and he comes up with a plan.

Albert, the son of an earl, is deeply discontent with Britain's class system. When he decides to visit a charitable aid organization, a brilliant young orphan there catches his attention. This strangely compelling boy seems wise beyond his years...

Albert invites the brothers to come live at the Moriarty estate, but he soon sees that the rest of the household looks down on them for their underclass origins.

William begins teaching at a university, and is invited to dinner at the home of the Viscount of Belfor. He and his brothers receive a tour of the viscount's well-kept conservatory, but are taken aback by what they hear of the gardener and his wife.

Lucian, one of William's students, fails to come home for three days, while the pub waitress Lucian declared his love for leaps to her death from a bridge. However, one of the school's administrators assures William that there is no cause for alarm.

William embarks on a new project to make the citizens of London audience to crimes exposing the skewed nature of the world. For his first performance, he chooses the luxury cruise ship Noahtic, where he encounters an extraordinary man.