Reid and Long Susan are set on a collision course after a locomotive disaster.

A destructive gang of youths unleash hell upon the streets, but it's not until daylight breaks that the true horror of their brutal work is revealed. The trail leads the team of H Division into the heartland of one of the city's oldest trades - the London Breweries - where conflicted loyalties reign, and grief and anger create a potent concoction.

When an American journalist is killed in Whitechapel, his story threatens the peace.