England, 1871. After several half-eaten victims turn up more than a little dead, the inhabitants of a small village are wondering who's next.

The Police are clueless so they ask the professor.

The Professor refuses the case because the police still owe him for the last one.

Roberta is away helping 'a sickly friend' nobody's ever heard of.

Septimus Jones disobeys a direct order and goes to hunt the killer on his own.

No experience. No equipment. No training. No idea what he's doing.

But he has no choice, because his parents live in the village.