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June 18, 2019 25 mins

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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