It's 1890 and a body has been found in a wooded area near a swamp in Princeton,Ontario. Reggie, convicted of the crime, sits in his jail cell writing his memoirs. In his writing, he shares memories of his youth, his family and shares insight to the crime of which he was convicted.Biography and fiction are mixed, delivering the story of Reginald Birchall, an English gentleman who traveled to Canada with his wife in the winter of 1890. Birchall, though, made some bad choices. The story begins in England and ends in Canada with his execution in Woodstock, Ontario. "Call me Reggie. I know you want to, but you're not sure how to address me. That's alright. I'm used to hesitation, the quivering of the hand, the perspiration on the brow. You will like me; I know you will. You might even grow to love me".