▁P ushed ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁tied ▁to ▁a ▁rock , ▁he ▁is ▁led ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁London ▁se wers ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁myster ious ▁Rat ▁King , ▁who ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁vision ary ▁seeking ▁ra cial ▁harm ony ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁rat ▁( Man ▁and ▁Rat ). ▁He ▁beg s ▁C live ▁to ▁un cover ▁the ▁b ones ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁mart yr ▁to ▁rat - kind ▁- ▁El man ▁S qu atch erd . ▁ ▁In ▁return , ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁promises ▁that ▁the ▁business ▁will ▁prosper . ▁C live ▁is ▁s way ed ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁Jerry , ▁who ▁sad ly ▁reve als ▁that ▁after ▁an ▁argument ▁with ▁An bury , ▁he ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁Sweden . ▁With ▁little ▁time ▁left ▁until ▁they ▁must ▁pay ▁their ▁rent , ▁C live ▁and ▁Jerry ▁dig ▁up ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁C live ▁del ivers ▁the ▁ex hum ed ▁remains ▁to ▁the ▁se wer . ▁ ▁Un be known st ▁to ▁C live , ▁however , ▁El man ▁S qu atch erd ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁known ▁victim ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Death ▁and ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁actually ▁int ends ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁remains ▁to ▁inf ect ▁London ▁with ▁the ▁dead ly ▁b ub onic ▁pl ague . ▁ ▁His ▁hen ch men ▁swap ▁the ▁dead ly ▁ser um ▁with ▁the ▁Eli x ir ▁of ▁life ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁salv ation ▁is ▁impossible . ▁The ▁Al chem ist ▁un know ingly ▁pour s ▁the ▁ser um ▁into ▁the ▁London ▁well . ▁ ▁We eks ▁later ,