In Catherine Cookson's suspenseful saga set in 1885 England, Freddie Musgrave (Colin Buchanan, Dalziel and Pascoe) has put his criminal past behind him and fallen for his boss's beautiful daughter, Belle (Hannah Yelland). But old secrets and a new rival (Stephen Moyer, True Blood) threaten his chance at happiness when he's accused of killing the father of the man who has captured Belle's heart.