In 1920 the Burton-Masseys lost their home Pendleton Grange their lands & several businesses in the heart of Bolton including Masseys Yort. Reduced to a life of hardship Alex Burton-Masseys widow & daughters took refuge in Caldwell Farm all that was left of their former wealth. James Mulligan was the man who now owned their lands & Masseys Yort quickly became known as Mulligans Yard. He was a silent brooding character whose manners teetered on the brink of rudeness but in spite of this many women found him attractive. Who was he? Did he hide a dark secret in the cellars of Pendleton Grange? & why did he involve himself so deeply in the lives of the Burton-Massey girls?