Act I: The Splatter of Malice The cathedral-length veil was made of hand-stitched French silk…
Act I: The Scent of Humiliation The smell of rotting cardboard, sour milk, and wet…
************ Act I: The Last Dollar The rain had stopped, leaving the asphalt of the…
Halfway Up The Mountain, I Took Off My Wedding Ring And Walked Away… Forty Minutes…
Chapter I: The Porcelain and the Dust The drawing room of the Barrington estate was…
Chapter I: The Silver Scepter and the Servant’s Apron The grand dining hall of the…
Chapter I: The Threshold of Winter The wrought-iron gates of the Hawthorne manor stood like…
Chapter I: The Silver Tray and the Sapphire Ring The Grand Ballroom of the…
Chapter I: The Marble Vault The heavy oak doors of the Sterling family mausoleum library…
Chapter I: The White Dress in the Hall The grand ballroom of the Vane estate…