Chapter one Prologue.
1850 Melbourne, Cal O'Wilson 28 is of Irish decent lives in the small town of St Kilda gets caught looting some gold in a gold mine. The Victoria police arrest him and he is sentenced to two years hard labour at Melbourne Gaol. He is put on the 2nd floor in cell 18 with four other men Bill Kingsley a convicted stealer sentenced to twenty years hard labour, Dough Harour a convicted horse stealer three years hard labour, Mick Mallows charged with assaulting a police officer sentenced ten years hard labour and Steve "Ballsy" Millsey a charming thief who stole the jewels of policeman's wife sentenced twenty years hard labour.
Madeline Hoffers, 27 is of English decent and was found living in someone's horse stable. Madeline is sentenced to two years hard labour on the women's ward cell 24 with Marge Boonde convicted of killing her baby daughter sentenced to life imprisonment.
In the courtyard the men and women inmates can interact, Cal sitiing at the table with Ballsy and Mick spots a beautiful young women sitting across the courtyard.
Cal: Do you know that girl over their?
Ballsy: Nah lad I don't, but I think Mick does. Who is she Mick?
Mick: Madeline, caught living off some rich English man's land, she's been sentenced two years hard labour.
Cal: I might go over an introduce myself.
Cal walks over there and smiles at Madeline.
Madeline: Can I help you?
Cal: I was just wondering if I could sit down and talk to you, if you don't mind?
Madeline: No I don't, in fact I would quite enjoy it, it is awfully lonely in here.
Cal: I know, how long have you been here?
Madeline: Two weeks, what about you?
Cal: Two and a half.
After talking for an hour the bell rings signalling it is time for the inmates to work. Oddly as fate would have it Cal and Madeline are both ordered to work in the laundry room where 30 minutes in Cal starts kissing Madeline.
Madeline: Cal what are you doing?
Cal: Maddie, you are just too beautiful, I can't resit.
Soon the kissing leads to love making then after they have finished the bell rings signalling to go back to the cells.