Scotland in 1688 a nation bitterly divided by religion and politics where the Kings proCatholic policies have unleashed the sectarian hatred of extreme Protestants. Edinburgh is a powderkeg packed with plotters planning revolution. The mob is on the High Street each night burning effigies of the Pope and causing mayhem. When a nobleman is assassinated by a Catholic fanatic Protestant anger reaches fever pitch. Lawyers John MacKenzie and Davie Scougall must investigate the killing but their r