The Star of Washington City | 2
1865
Airship / Wondery
4.8 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
After the discovery of a mysterious note from Booth to Johnson, Stanton goes on a hunt for the truth.
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Starring Jeremy Schwartz as Edwin Stanton.
Also featuring (in order of appearance):
Ian Ferguson (Major Thomas Eckert)
Emily Gray (Laura Keene)
Aaron Roberts (Marshal James McPhail)
Didi Archilla (Ford Theater cast member)
Pam Dougherty (Ford Theater cast member)
Joel Ferrell (Ford Theater cast member)
Tia Lalusa (Ford Theater cast member)
Robert McCollum (Ford Theater cast member)
Lindsay Ryan (Ford Theater cast member)
Matthew Gray (Harry Hawk)
R. Bruce Elliott (Vice President Andrew Johnson)
J. Michael Tatum (Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles)
Allison Pistorius (Ella Starr)
Created by Steven Walters and Erik Archilla
Directed by Robert McCollum
Written by Steven Walters
Executive Producer: Lindsay Graham
Co-executive Producers: Erik Archilla, Robert McCollum and Steven Walters
Music and Sound Design by Lindsay Graham
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| 0:00.0 | Mr. Vice President, don't wish to disturb you. Are you at home, J. Wilkes Booth? |
| 0:11.5 | What do you think, sir? |
| 0:13.5 | Well, I think this letter means one of two things, Major. One, Booth and his compatriots |
| 0:21.3 | were trying to ascertain whether or not Johnson was all. |
| 0:24.2 | They could execute their plan. |
| 0:25.4 | Exactly. |
| 0:26.6 | Or? |
| 0:27.0 | Or... |
| 0:29.3 | Andrew Johnson is complicit in the murder of Abraham Lincoln. |
| 0:34.6 | Should I have the Vice President brought back for questioning, sir? |
| 0:37.6 | No. |
| 0:39.4 | No, sir? |
| 0:40.0 | Not yet. |
| 0:41.6 | If the Vice President isn't fully... |
| 0:43.0 | Don't know that. |
| 0:43.9 | But if he is, sir. |
| 0:45.1 | Did Mr. Lincoln ever tell you the one about the thirsty crow? |
| 0:48.7 | No, sir. |
| 0:49.8 | The first story he ever read other than the Bible, of course, |
| 0:53.1 | there's a crow dying thirst, he'd love to say. |
| 0:56.5 | The crow comes across a picture of water. |
| 0:59.0 | The water's too low. |
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