A scientist creates a time machine and kills their younger self to see what would happen. And that self-obsessed, misanthrope, mad genius of a scientist is Tim Travers. And the universe was bad enough with only one of him.
A poor girl who was married to a wealthy nobleman. In contrast to her expectation of the wealthy, the girl soon discovers the demonic truth of the family, the secret to their wealth.
When a group of scientists developing an engine for interstellar travel see their funding cut after a fatal disaster, the disgraced group must resort to criminal activity to finance their operation as they rebuild their space time device.