The year is 1603. A plague has been causing much trouble in London and the city is on lockdown. As those that can move about prepare for the coronation of the new King, Sir Robert Cecil has another job for thief and spy Ned Savage. He is to look into the kidnapping of a royal physician but doing so will put his life and that of his family in danger as well as pit him against a new, strange cult called The Enlightened who want to bring about the End of Days.