1872. Seventeen-year-old Celine flees Paris and goes to America. She finds shelter in a women’s monastery in New Orleans. Her search for work leads her to an establishment called “The Lion’s Lodges,” owned by the mysterious young man Sebastian. Celine believes that all her trials are behind her. But on the eve of the annual carnival, the city is stirred up by brutal murders. When the body of a girl from the monastery is found in “The Lion’s Lodges,” suspicion falls on Celine. Now she must uncover the dark secrets of New Orleans to save her life.