"A wise son maketh a glad father", or so the proverb tells us. However there are always exceptions to cases and differences of opinion, which is why some of us are inspired to bet on horses, whilst others are moved to construct romances. Our story begins with a man named Ezra Arnold Miller, both his name and his initials E.A.M. appear constantly in the newspaper. He is perhaps the best known of the all the journalists in the city, but he has just been sentenced to death...