In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Scottish Highlands to the Borderlands are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England. Queen Anne has sent money up from London for Scots who took part eight years earlier in the ill-fated Darien expedition that left Scotland all but bankrupt. A young widow comes forward to collect her husband's portion of this money, but her claim is dubious. The man assigned to investigate now has to determine if she's telling the truth, or if his own troublesome feelings are blinding and misleading him.
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