<I>1864 Washington City.</I> One has to be careful with talk of secession of Confederate whispers falling on Northern ears. Better to speak only when in the company of the trustworthy like Mrs. Surratt.<br><br><br><br>A widow who runs a small boardinghouse on H Street Mary Surratt isn't half as committed to the cause as her son Johnny. If he's not delivering messages or escorting veiled spies he's inviting home men like John Wilkes Booth an actor who is even more charming in person than he is on the stage.<br><br><br><br>But when President Lincoln is killed the question of what Mary knew becomes more important than anything else. Was she a cold-blooded accomplice? Just how far would she go to help her son?
