In the early 1800s, medical science was coming of age. Doctors could only hope to pass their schooling if they had their own cadaver to practice on. The trouble was that there wasn't enough, and laws limited the number allowed. Many doctors had to rely on body snatchers, and ask no questions. Often bodies came from robbing graves, but sometimes they were freshly made corpses. Mother Slade awaits the arrival of her son and a nephew as they are due back from a grave-robbing venture that failed. Her young foster girl, Peggy Lester, and common house drudge has been awakened as well. When a murder

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