In 1818, England, 20 boys are entered into a tontine lottery by their parents, with the winner set to receive £100,000 - equivalent to over £12 million today - when the last surviving boy claims the prize. As the years pass, the group dwindles until only two elderly brothers remain by 1882.
The Wrong Box
In Victorian England, the fate of a fortune hangs in the balance, dependent on which of two brothers survives the other or appears to have done so.