In 1872 New York, the rivalry between wealthy James Fisk and Edward Stokes over a beautiful widow ends with Stokes shooting his former friend at the Grand Central Hotel.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on June 29, 1953. It is listed as episode 3 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast.

This version is based on The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr..

CBS historical true-crime docudrama created, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

Listeners can expect crime, documentary, and drama, anthology in format, and dark, humorous, and cerebral in tone.