Limehouse detective Maurice Linklater is thrown from a window in a house which belongs to a Chinese and his superior Inspector Shine tells Reid he suspects the Triads. However Susan links courtesan Blush Pang to the house and Reid realizes that it an opium den with Blush Pang and an accomplice importing opium, which they are turning into heroin. Reid suspects that somebody in the Limehouse force is Blush Pang's business partner and sets out to prove it whilst Susan has problems with her landlord. Written by don @ minifie-1

After attending Linklater's funeral Reid and Drake investigate the murder of a young woman and the abduction of her new-born baby from the London hospital. The fact that the woman has a tail leads them to a circus freak show where another exhibit, John Goode, proves to be the child's father but he panics and flees. Goode spent time in a mental asylum treated by Dr Crabbe, who explains that Goode had a deformity and points them towards Goode's doctor father, a man obsessed with perfection and anxious to stamp out any abnormalities. Also instrumental in helping solve the case is Joseph Merrick, the 'Elephant Man' but he is done away with before he can help Reid solve Linklater's murder and identify Blush Pang's accomplice. Written by don @ minifie-1

Councillor Walter De Souza is abducted from a music hall. He was known for his opposition to the election of Jane Cobden, the first female councillor in London, though she denies involvement. Two further abductions follow, one from Susan's brothel with Susan being taken as well. The perpetrators are a gang of women led by one Raine and Reid works out the link. The women are workers in a factory making matches where phosphorus has caused their disfigurement, a grievance taken up by Jane, and the kidnapped men are seen as being responsible for their misfortune. Susan is released with a ransom note for the men but sympathises with the women and helps them elude the police. Though the gang is eventually foiled, Susan's outlook is immeasurably altered. Written by don @ minifie-1

Irish bomber Aiden Galvin escapes from a police van and blows up and kills Cecil Knightly, a bigoted MP opposed to Home Rule. Abberline suspects the recently recognized Irish Republican Brotherhood as complicit but Reid believes otherwise and sends young Irish policeman Flight undercover to gain the confidence of Galvin's daughter, barmaid Evelyn. Flight is present when Galvin suggests that he and Evie flee to America but she is puzzled by letters sent from the States by a man claiming that he, not Galvin, is her father. Reid also learns that Knightly was a key figure in deciding which of two contenders should have the contract to bring electricity to Shadwell and suspects a link between one of them and Galvin. Written by don @ minifie-1

As the police raid a homosexual brothel Reid investigates the murder of telegraph boy Otto Roberts though the intended victim David Goodbody was in bed with his boyfriend Vincent at the time. The boys were planning to blackmail Solomon Quint, a married banker recently dismissed from his post. Quint is found dead but Homer deduces that he was murdered and his death made to resemble suicide. Reid discovers that a rent boy ring was being run from the GPO offices but David tells him that Quint's boss Franklin Stone was the man who most wanted his disposal and indeed the eventual motive has nothing to do with sexual peccadilloes and everything with money. Meanwhile Homer's attempt to confront Duggan over the money Susan owes does not end well for him. Written by don @ minifie-1

A church is fire-bombed and Jews are blamed, leading to an attack on a synagogue though Reid suspects that one person is trying to create a religious war. At the same time Drake's wife Bella vanishes, reappearing with Gabriel Cain, apparently her recently deceased uncle whilst prostitute Rose leaves Susan's brothel and is befriended by a sect living in a squat. Reid discovers that Cain is not Bella's uncle but the self-appointed head of the suicidal cult who have adopted Rose and he must stop them from further atrocities as well as rescuing Bennet from their clutches. Written by don @ minifie-1

Homer's brother Daniel, whom he has not seen for eight years, returns from prospecting in South Africa with a large, uncut diamond. At the same time Constable Flight investigates con-man Werner, who has cheated tradesman Nathaniel Hinchcliffe but Werner flees to Limehouse, where he is under the aegis of corrupt Inspector Shine. Shine has a hold on the young constable, making him back off before killing Hinchcliffe. To flush Werner out Daniel uses the diamond as bait but he is discovered and captured as Jackson has taken the real diamond to help Susan pay off Duggan, substituting a fake. Written by don @ minifie-1

Three rotting corpses are found in a building Jane Cobden plans to clear for new housing, along with the body of Hinchcliffe. Jackson, aided by his brother - released on discovery of the fake diamond - deduces all three were killed by the same person and identifies the trio as a family of property owners who stood in the way of Duggan's development plans and were probably murdered by Shine on his orders. Using the diamond as bait Jackson finally traps Duggan and has him arrested for its theft. Meanwhile Flight admits to Reid that he is Shine's spy and saw him kill Hinchcliffe. Shine is arrested but released through insufficient evidence. However Bennet Drake determines to take his revenge on him in the boxing ring. Written by don @ minifie-1