Turpin, Swiftnick and Jane run afoul of the religious maniac Ignatius Slake and his followers. Slake promptly puts Turpin on trial and sentences him to a 'running'. This means he is to be tied to a burning cartwheel.

Jane had finally recovered the the proof against Governor Appleyard and needs to get it to Lord Melford. So, Turpin and Swiftnick help her to sneak into Melford's estate during a costume party. Unfortunately, Appleyard himself is in attendance, as well as Noll Bridger and Fytton.

After serving six years imprisonment in Jamaica, Barnaby Husk wants his revenge on Dick Turpin. He turns to an old acquaintance, Poll Maggot. Meanwhile, King George's young cousin is wandering the woods after an attack on his guardian's carriage. Old Isaac Rag bumps into the boy and, calling him 'Todd', takes him under his wing.