The veil of secrecy hides a multitude of sins, especially when the government is the sinner. When a disabled ship drifts ashore on a remote island in the middle of the Pacific, the crew discovers things there best left to the shadows. But will those things stay there?
In the late 19th century, Tess Durbeyfield is sent off to visit a rich cousin, Alec D'Urberville, when her parents learn learn that they are distantly related. Returning from a village party he forces himself on the innocent girl who eventually makes her way back to her parents' home,ashamed and pregnant. After the death of her child, she makes her way to a prosperous farm where, working as a milkmaid, she meets and marries Angel Clare. On learning of her past however, he abandons her.
Picnicking in a grassy meadow, Prince Karl and Princess Merry meet the Children of the Dragon and join them in hunting voracious predators threatening their flocks of food animals.