Forced to return to his mother, Gabriel Sage and The Museum of Phantasmagoria, Robbie is left shattered by the consequences of the actions of others and considers a truly drastic course of action.

Together, Isla and Robbie face a brutal assault on familiar territory but the encounter will come at a devastating cost.

With the generous assistance of a new friend, Isla and Robbie enjoy their new existence, despite the physical hardships. However, the unforgiving past comes calling.

Isla and Robbie settle into their unorthodox new lives, disturbed only by the curious but caring interventions of Eliza Marsh and her dog, Bertie. But a storm is brewing that threatens their lives, as well as opening new horizons for them.

Isla and Robbie discover a place where they may spend winter in some semblance of shelter but it comes with risks.

After several miserable winter nights sleeping rough, Isla and Robbie take advantage of the shelter afforded by empty boats in a marina. When forced to move on, Robbie’s guilt over their homeless situation, means his Christmas gift to Isla comes at a significant sacrifice to himself.

Needing a different focus, Robbie decides to direct his efforts on a violent confrontation with a local gang-lord. However, events backfire spectacularly! Soon Robbie and Isla are fleeing for their lives.

Due to their unscrupulous landlord, Robbie and Isla are forced to move into a caravan in Dress-sense Dave’s scrapyard. However, Robbie is haunted by the implications of an earlier encounter and soon finds himself straying into violent new territory.

Employing his unique coat, which gives up further valuable secrets, Robbie embarks on his dangerous new employment, whilst pretending to Isla he has finally found employment.

Settling into London, Isla Lovecraft manages to find work as a mechanic in a dubious garage and scrapyard, whilst Robbie endures setback after setback. However, a chance encounter leaves Robbie wondering if he does not have a different calling after all.