Passed over as heir to the Hansen dynasty because he was deaf, Brander Hansen's life's goal is to gain his own estate and prove his father's decision wrong. Working as an investigator for hire in 1721 Christiana, Norway, he invests in a likely opportunity - until the lady of that same estate requests his assitance in saving her ancestral home.
Digging into the reasons behind the murder of her sister, with the help of private detective Nick Quimbley, Rebecca Davidson Armfield finds herself pulled into the pornographic world in which her sister lived. Then her aunt arrives from Florida and accuses of Rebecca’s husband of embezzling from the family business.
Lillian is just as much a victim as the townsfolk when her fiance runs off with their gold, though none of the townsfolk believe her and the most dangerous man in town is determined to make her talk.