Act One, Scene One

The foyer of the Grand Hotel, Charing Cross, December 1906

At first, Jean operates as a narrator. George and Arthur meet for the first time and they request a private room where they may discuss the matter at hand. Arthur gives George one of his books as a gift, and George describes to Arthur the events which led to his arrest.

Jean enters and remarks that Arthur has been driven out of the depression that he had been suffering from, with the intrigue about George’s case. She has followed him into town. George continues to describe his situation, while Upton enters, carrying a table and begins to create a police interview room from the table and some chairs.