In Elizabethan London, no child is safe.
Sir Francis Walsingham is dying and, as Thomas Phelippes struggles to hol.
At Seething Lane, matters are approaching a crisis.
When a five-year-old heiress to great estates is kidnapped, Christoval Alvarez, the players of James Burbage\'s company, and a disreputable group of child beggars all become involved in the search.
Even the Children of the rich are in danger.
Children are misused and exploited by parents, masters, strangers, and society at large.
In Elizabethan London, no child is safe