Sickert is revealed to be Prince Albert, grandson of reigning Queen Victoria. Gull was instructed to dispose of all witnesses to the forbidden marriage of painter Albert Sickert to Ann Crook, the mother of his legitimate daughter, Alice. Thereafter, Abberline persists and discovers that Gull is the killer. His superior, a high-ranking Freemason, opposes Abberline's methods and suspends him from the case.

Abberline becomes deeply involved with the case, which takes on personal meaning when he falls in love with Mary.Ībberline deduces that Freemason influence is involved in the murders. Gull's findings point Abberline to a darker, more organized conspiracy than he had originally suspected. During this meeting, Gull deduces that Abberline is struggling with opium addiction. It is implied that the operation was performed in order to silence her.Ībberline consults Sir William Gull, a physician to the royal family, drawing on his experience and knowledge of medicine. Abberline's investigations reveal that an educated person, likely knowledgeable in human anatomy, is responsible for the murders because of the highly precise, surgical methods used.Īnn is soon located in a workhouse after being lobotomized because doctors deemed her violent and insane. His colleague Sergeant Peter Godley tries to grasp Abberline's strange theories. The prostitute murders grab the attention of Whitechapel police inspector Frederick Abberline, a brilliant yet troubled man whose police work is often aided by his psychic 'visions.' Abberline is still grieving the death of his wife during childbirth two years earlier.

Ann's kidnapping is followed by the gruesome murder of another one of the women, and it soon becomes apparent that each of the prostitutes is being hunted, murdered and mutilated post-mortem by a killer called Jack the Ripper. When Ann is kidnapped, the women are drawn into a conspiracy with links to high society. Their friend Ann Crook is a former prostitute now married to a wealthy painter named Albert, and she has recently given birth to a daughter, Alice. In 1888, Mary Kelly and a small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery.

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