Each story has a passionate, intense, central relationship but the thread linking them together is a darkly dangerous, yet sexy stranger, who is out for revenge, delivering a silken rope as his calling card.

Through him, a long-forgotten past is stirred to life, and the notorious events of 1794 which was one man murdered and another hanged for the crime, are brought into question. Was the right man brought to justice or is there still a treacherous murderer at large?