Synopsis

Victorian London is gripped by fear; a murderer stalks the city's underbelly, leaving a trail of dead prostitutes in his wake. The police have christened him "Jack the Ripper." John C.V. York (Cary Elwes) appears, at first glance, a plausible suspect. Once a respected physician, he has since fallen prey to the seductive oblivion of absinthe and laudanum, a consequence of a misdiagnosis that cost the life of a Duke's young daughter. Yet, he maintains a tenuous link to high society through the unw