He has very little money, but Leo Stanhope dreams of making a home with Maria, the prostitute he loves. Leo is transgender, and in Queen Victoria's England, that secret could get him locked up for life—if nobody kills him first. But it's a hooker who is murdered instead, and Leo who becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to clear his name and find the culprit, Leo is forced to sacrifice his job and his home. But in this series debut, can he keep his secret?