You're listening to Noble Blood, a production of I Heart Radio and Aaron Minky.

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In the summer of 1865, an Australian lawyer named William Gibbs was sitting in his office

reading the Sydney Morning Harold.

His eyes glazed over a large advertisement.

The ad had been placed in papers for weeks and by now Gibbs practically knew the words

by heart.

A handsome reward will be given to any person who can furnish such information as we'll

discover the fate of Roger Charles Tickborne.

He sailed from the port of Rio de Janeiro on the 20th of April 1854 in the ship La

Bella and has never been heard of since.

Roger Tickborne ship, it seemed, had completely wrecked, but rumor had reached England that

the survivors had been rescued by ship headed to Australia.

And Roger's mother, Lady Tickborne, was convinced that her son still lived, making him the

rightful heir to the Tickborne Baronet Sea.

Gibbs put down the newspaper and looked at his next client, a local butcher from Wagowaga

named Thomas Castro.

Castro's situation was pretty bleak.

There wasn't much Gibbs could do to help him.

Do you have any other properties that you could maybe liquidate?

He asked.

Any valuables you could sell?

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