Part 1
An Englishman the autumn side of young is smitten by a young Russian lady in London, thinking it a grand adventure to join her on her own territory, both naively thinking they'll be left alone to pursue their affair but others less friendly have plans for him. He finds himself with the one who'd set the wheel in motion in the first place, only for her to suffer her own tragedy near the forest of Fontainebleau.
Part 2
Finding himself in Paris by a strange set of circumstances, the people who admit him to their circle are themselves cast as public enemies and must flee Paris, secreted in safehouses across an increasingly enslaved Europe, hidden by sympathizers who applaud their small victories, never far from betrayal, never far from violence and always with the authorities at their heels.
Part 3
It's the late autumn of the civilized world, those of the Section who managed to survive see the money running out and with it - their options. As life descends to the bizarre, so too does unexpected assistance and that's when they finally see why they've ended up north of Jerusalem and what is required of them.