Taboo

In 1814, adventurer James Delaney reappears in London, where he attends his father's funeral and learns of a mysterious inheritance.

Delaney buys a ship and assembles a crew. An unexpected guest attends the reading of Horace's will. Forces at the East India Company consider murder.

After receiving medical attention from an unexpected source, Delaney outwits the East India Company and reconnects with Zilpha Geary.

Lorna Delaney allows the Crown to capture her and submits to a brutal interrogation. Delaney plans a robbery and attends an opulent ball.

A duel to first blood ends in death. In his father's trunk, Delaney finds information about the purchase of Nootka Sound — and his mother.

Brace reveals the truth about Delaney's mother. Zilpha takes drastic action. Desperation grows as George Chichester looks into the East India Company.

Following a tragic death, Delaney braves betrayal, imprisonment and the wrath of Solomon Coop. Brace comes out with a shocking revelation.

Ahead of his trial, Delaney delivers an ultimatum. He sets his plan in motion but faces treachery and loss as Sir Stuart Strange plays his last ace.