AnyaKimlin
Confuddled
I'm still struggling with this - although I am happier with it,
Sandwiched between the great estates of Sir Patrick Garrett and Countess Morteford, the small market town of Morteford is, on the surface, the very model of Edwardian prosperity and propriety.
Society girl Miss Cecille Magdalene Elisabetha Garrett (Cece to her family and very select group of friends) does not want to adorn the arm of an ancient fat earl who has fallen for her father's money. She wants to be a barrister which is a path not open to an Englishwoman in 1912. Determined to change the world and achieve her goal without the help of her father's fortune, she signs up to the suffragette cause. The stories of torture in prison terrify her, and each time she is arrested her resolve falters and she allows her father to rescue her.
Once a week the town jeweller buys his tobacco and treats himself to a smutty postcard. In one he recognises a distinctive ring; the man in the picture must be Mr Wolfe, a respectable business man. He makes a joke about his discovery that offends his respectable customer. Mrs Wolfe is very pious and her money allows her husband to enjoy his upper class lifestyle. In order to keep his nefarious activities a secret from his wife Mr Wolfe hires a Tobias London to murder the jeweller.
Araminta, Mr Wolfe's daughter, is Cece's good friend and they attend the suffragette protest together. When a constable goes to arrest her co-conspirator, Cece throws a rock at him, allowing Araminta to escape down a close next to the jeweller's shop. Hiding behind a bin, Araminta witnesses the murder of the jeweller and she becomes the next victim.
The death of the jeweller and Araminta are the beginning of a series of murders. Tobias London uses his girlfriend to frame Cece's older brother, Miles Garrett; Miles becomes the prime suspect, and only Cece believes he is innocent. In order to literally save his neck, she embarks on a dangerous investigation.
Cece's big break comes when her investigation offends her father. Her punishment is to spend a week working below stairs as a scullery maid, where he hopes she will learn some gratitude for her privileged life.
In the kitchens she meets Bette, a young maid, who, despite her sixteen-hour days, has been seduced into working for Tobias London. He offers Bette a pretty dress and good money; Bette was saving to be married and hoped it would bring that day sooner. She is too scared of the men that run the ring to stop the work, despite her parents and fiancé disowning her. All alone in the world, Bette becomes more and more involved in the porn industry, The photograph's threaten Bette's lowly but respectable position, working for Cece's father.
In her father's desk drawer Cece finds a box of postcards like the one the jeweller had. Using the box, she identifies a number of other girls in Bette's situation. With each one she finds out more clues and is so close to locating the porn ring that her own life is threatened.
A group of working class girls who have given up their respectability prove poor evidence in a world dominated by wealthy men. To gather more evidence, Cece goes to an abandoned house hoping to find something, that will make the men around her listen. The house reveals secrets that connect the Wolfe and London family. It also provides information about how the porn ring first began. During her investigation, she finds herself trapped in a room with the mummies of Tobias's first victims: his parents. With air running out, she passes out. She is brought to by an explosion -- an elaborate, and almost deadly, rescue by some of the friends she has made along the way. Her evidence is enough to have Tobias London, his girlfriend and the porn ring arrested. Mr Wolfe commits suicide. As a result Miles is cleared of all charges.
A week later, Cece ignores her father's wishes and attends another suffragette demonstration. This time she breaks the window of the police station and chains herself to the railings. When they arrest her, she gives a false name and refuses to let her father help her. The injustices she has seen have made her more determined to one day become a barrister.
Sandwiched between the great estates of Sir Patrick Garrett and Countess Morteford, the small market town of Morteford is, on the surface, the very model of Edwardian prosperity and propriety.
Society girl Miss Cecille Magdalene Elisabetha Garrett (Cece to her family and very select group of friends) does not want to adorn the arm of an ancient fat earl who has fallen for her father's money. She wants to be a barrister which is a path not open to an Englishwoman in 1912. Determined to change the world and achieve her goal without the help of her father's fortune, she signs up to the suffragette cause. The stories of torture in prison terrify her, and each time she is arrested her resolve falters and she allows her father to rescue her.
Once a week the town jeweller buys his tobacco and treats himself to a smutty postcard. In one he recognises a distinctive ring; the man in the picture must be Mr Wolfe, a respectable business man. He makes a joke about his discovery that offends his respectable customer. Mrs Wolfe is very pious and her money allows her husband to enjoy his upper class lifestyle. In order to keep his nefarious activities a secret from his wife Mr Wolfe hires a Tobias London to murder the jeweller.
Araminta, Mr Wolfe's daughter, is Cece's good friend and they attend the suffragette protest together. When a constable goes to arrest her co-conspirator, Cece throws a rock at him, allowing Araminta to escape down a close next to the jeweller's shop. Hiding behind a bin, Araminta witnesses the murder of the jeweller and she becomes the next victim.
The death of the jeweller and Araminta are the beginning of a series of murders. Tobias London uses his girlfriend to frame Cece's older brother, Miles Garrett; Miles becomes the prime suspect, and only Cece believes he is innocent. In order to literally save his neck, she embarks on a dangerous investigation.
Cece's big break comes when her investigation offends her father. Her punishment is to spend a week working below stairs as a scullery maid, where he hopes she will learn some gratitude for her privileged life.
In the kitchens she meets Bette, a young maid, who, despite her sixteen-hour days, has been seduced into working for Tobias London. He offers Bette a pretty dress and good money; Bette was saving to be married and hoped it would bring that day sooner. She is too scared of the men that run the ring to stop the work, despite her parents and fiancé disowning her. All alone in the world, Bette becomes more and more involved in the porn industry, The photograph's threaten Bette's lowly but respectable position, working for Cece's father.
In her father's desk drawer Cece finds a box of postcards like the one the jeweller had. Using the box, she identifies a number of other girls in Bette's situation. With each one she finds out more clues and is so close to locating the porn ring that her own life is threatened.
A group of working class girls who have given up their respectability prove poor evidence in a world dominated by wealthy men. To gather more evidence, Cece goes to an abandoned house hoping to find something, that will make the men around her listen. The house reveals secrets that connect the Wolfe and London family. It also provides information about how the porn ring first began. During her investigation, she finds herself trapped in a room with the mummies of Tobias's first victims: his parents. With air running out, she passes out. She is brought to by an explosion -- an elaborate, and almost deadly, rescue by some of the friends she has made along the way. Her evidence is enough to have Tobias London, his girlfriend and the porn ring arrested. Mr Wolfe commits suicide. As a result Miles is cleared of all charges.
A week later, Cece ignores her father's wishes and attends another suffragette demonstration. This time she breaks the window of the police station and chains herself to the railings. When they arrest her, she gives a false name and refuses to let her father help her. The injustices she has seen have made her more determined to one day become a barrister.
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