"*Lady Perpetua*: 1918-1930s. Lady of ill-repute and former madame, Perpetua, disillusioned with a lifestyle rife with debasement, fraud, and violence, leaves the life she has always known to strike out on her own to make an honest woman of herself. Having learned to play the violin as a child, but fearful of displaying the talent lest she be accused of putting on airs, or the heirloom violin stolen by a client, Perpetua now takes the instrument of her childhood to find greener pastures."