In a dystopian future, dominated by placky trading and the hegemony of the smoogs, Professor X chooses rebellion. The elegant Georgian Lady Elden utilises her charms to control the smugglers on her Scottish estates and shape her own future. The lives of Rab (glaswegian Customs Officer), Big Kev, The Boss, Paddy and Kyle collide with tragic consequences. The standing of a Georgian minister is questioned when he bequeaths a large sum of money to his parish. A deserted Georgian powder monkey drowns and takes on a puppy smuggler's ghost in a rap battle. Austerity policies echo the parish records of an eighteenth century rural community. This is a journey through time in short stories examining the history, romance, and gritty reality of smuggling in Scotland.