Anne Lister is drawn back into her complicated past with Mariana during a trip to Lawton Hall. Back at Shibden with her in-laws, Ann Walker receives a visitor.
Halifax is smashed to pieces by a mob hungry for political change. It's a dangerous time to be a Tory, and a lesbian, but Anne Lister refuses to keep a low profile.
Ann Walker's determination to divide the family estate angers Captain Sutherland, who is increasingly disturbed by Anne Lister's involvement with his sister-in-law.
