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Barrister Arthur Skelton is looking for a second high-profile case to boost his career, and, in January 1929, discovers what he is looking for: a woman who looks like Lillian Gish is suspected of poisoning her husband. Skelton is determined to prove her innocence, whether or not she did it.
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