Trusting aristocrats during the French Revolution hired Dr. Egan to assist them flee the mob, but were then double crossed by the good doctor who turned them in, for a fee of course.

A seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor's wife.

Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.

Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.

Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later a child's rhyme reminds him of his patriotic duty, but how best to resist the Nazis without endangering his wife and fellow workers?