Set in Victorian London, Ernest Walker is an aging railway tycoon suffering from tuberculosis. Upon hearing rumors that an alchemist from overseas had created the Philosopher's Stone, he offers the man half of his life earnings so that he may avoid ever confronting death.
Set in Victorian London, Ernest Walker is an aging railway tycoon suffering from tuberculosis. Upon hearing rumors that an alchemist from overseas had created the Philosopher's Stone, he offers the man half of his life earnings so that he may avoid ever confronting death.