A reluctant Dorian finds himself drawn to a sinister circus, where a mythical creature is drawing the public to their deaths. Cost of entry: one human heart, each night.
When Dorian is offered an opportunity to discover the truth behind his revival, he agrees to assist the enigmatic Victoria Lowell in stealing a supernatural artifact - the Eternity Canvas - from a exhibition celebrating the occult.
New York, 1947. Escaping the drudgery of post-war Britain, Dorian elects to spend his Christmas in Manhattan, where he meets a dazzling woman in blue on Christmas Eve.