Notorious playboy and architect Stanford White, smitten by teenage cabaret performer Evelyn Nesbit, seduces her. A hot commodity, Evelyn is then wooed by and later married to Harry Thaw, a jealous railroad baron. When Evelyn's prior involvement with White is brought to the surface, Thaw snaps and seeks out the architect, shooting him in front of several witnesses. In the wake of the murder, Thaw's lawyers have their work cut out for them.
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