Set in the late 1800's, young Sergei Kelly's backpacking tour of the British countryside is brought to a halt when he is apprehended as a poacher on the very estate his mother grew up on. Forced to meet the estranged family he hoped to avoid, Sergei's life becomes more complicated when he becomes the suspect in a brutal murder where everyone has a motive to pin the murder on him. His only ally is his older sister Anisha who must somehow insert herself into the investigation while keeping her connection to Sergei secret. Together they must discover the real murderer before Sergei's past catches up with him.