In Victorian England, a Shakespearean Theatre company takes a trip to the manor of a wealthy benefactor. The excursion promises to be a weekend of tranquility and reflection amid a bucolic setting. But promises are not always kept, and sometimes, an alternative may be more appealing. This work of fiction has mature themes with explicit sexual content. Not suitable for individuals who are not of legal age to view such material in the region wherein they live or view online fiction.

On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive older sister and her kind, passive husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another convict; the two are returned to the prison ships from which they escaped...