The elderly gentlemen Albert Stokeley sits quietly at his favourite club, reading his newspaper. But this is no ordinary gentleman. He is able to predict with absolute accuracy sporting results, the rise and fall of stocks and shares. Not bad for a retired archaeologist. But no one can be that lucky. Can they? It's impossible. Time after time. Win after win. Success and profit. Always predicting correctly.
This comes to the attention of the young James Levington. Not content with having the odd free tip handed out by Albert, he wants more. He wants to know how. When he notices a future copy of a newspaper in the lap of Albert he finally persuades him to tell him his secret. Reluctantly, to silence Levington, he agrees and tells him his story. The story of a time traveller. But afterwards Albert Stokeley knew he would never be free of this ambitious and greedy man. There was only one solution. To get rid of him. To send him back. Far back in time.