Hell had seven secrets. They're all missing. Prey you don't meet one! Whitby-1835: a schooner runs aground in a violent storm. The crew and the human cargo are presumed dead, save one, and he makes no sense. Pickering Station-1855: authorities find an abandoned train. It carried inmates for a nearby asylum and there is no trace of what had happened to them. Beck Hole-1864: a serious incident forces a railway station to close; it is sealed up to keep something in. Present Day: NYMR passengers are abducted and butchered. Police find bodies without hearts at main railway stations. Inspector Arthur White takes the case-his last before retirement. A piece of evidence leads him to a doctor who experimented on patients in the past.White discovers many local people vanished during the doctor's reign. When he finds out the connection between the doctors activities and missing people today, he must overcome his most personal fear and put his life on the line.