In Victorian London, a talented inventor and their journalist ally must navigate a cutthroat world of industrial innovation, as they face a high-stakes legal battle to prove ownership of their groundbreaking technology, only to discover a devastating betrayal that sets the stage for a thrilling revenge plot in the sequel.
Protagonist: A talented inventor trying to navigate the cutthroat world of industrial innovation in Victorian London; Deuteragonist: A journalist who becomes the protagonist's advocate and helps to publicize their groundbreaking work.
The protagonist's invention is stolen by a rival industrialist, leading to a high-stakes legal battle and a race against time to prove their ownership of the groundbreaking technology.
In the end, the protagonist and their deuteragonist ally successfully prove their ownership of the invention, winning the legal battle and gaining recognition for their groundbreaking work. The stolen technology is returned, and the protagonist's reputation is restored, solidifying their place in the history of industrial innovation in Victorian London.
Twist: It is revealed that the journalist deuteragonist was actually working for the rival industrialist all along, and the legal battle was just a ploy to distract the protagonist while the stolen technology was reverse-engineered and mass-produced. The protagonist is left devastated and their reputation in tatters, setting the stage for a thrilling revenge plot in the sequel.