1679, England: Fear of conspiracy and religious terrorism have provoked panic in politicians and a zealous reaction from the legal system. Everywhere#x14;or so it is feared#x14;Catholic agents are plotting to overthrow the King. Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty, finds himself charged with treason and facing a show trial and execution. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, Pepys sets to work investigating his mysterious accuser, Colonel John Scott, and uncovers a life riddled with ambition, forgery, treason and#x14;ultimately#x14;murder. Using rare access to Pepys#x19; account of the affair, James Long and Ben Long brilliantly evoke a turbulent period in England#x19;s history#x14;and tell the forgotten story of the two most dangerous years in the life of the legendary diarist.