Amurderousreligiouscultisway-layingtravellersandstealinggoodsinnineteenthcenturyIndia.Asthedisappearancesmountandtradebecomesdifficult,theBritishEastIndiaCompanyisforcedtoact.Buttheygivethejobtoanupper-classofficercompletelyout-of-touchwiththecountryratherthantheobviouscandidatewhohasbeeninIndiaforyearsandwellunderstandsthepeopleandculture.