In 1192, the Church's tithe is stolen from under Friar Tuck's nose in a heist orchestrated by a group of fledgling Merry Men, just as the Archbishop arrives to collect it. Tuck must battle with his conscience as he hunts down every last conspirator and every last coin by force. Never-before-seen mysteries confront Everard Blackthorne, the Sheriff of Nottingham, culminating in an investigation that will lead directly into the climactic events of Nottingham Vol. 3.