Ace, king, knave

London, 1760s: In her cramped rooms, Betsy-Ann shuffles a pack of cards. A gambler, a dealer in gin and stolen goods, and living with a grave robber, she knows there's no honour amongst thieves, but desperately wants to make a fresh start. Sophia, sitting in her Bath parlour, is newly married to the charismatic Edmund. She can hardly believe her luck, especially since she is hiding 'a little weakn...