Ed□th Hardy uses charity f□nd□□□or □all S□□ee□ investmen□s in □o□es of□buying□so□□ new g□wns. S□□ l□ses a□l the mon□y and borrows from wea□thy orien□al□To□i. When he□ husband □ives □er the a□ount sh□ bor□ow□d□ Tori won□#39;t take it back, br□□din□□her □h□ulde□ wi□□ a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots h□m. H□r husba□□□t□kes □he blame. In court□E□□th reve□ls all to a□ an□ry mob□ Writ□en□by Ed □t□ph□n {step□an@cc.w□u□edu}□ R□chard H□rdy, a hardworking □□□ckbro□e□, labors over□ime□□o keep up with□□h□ □u□no□s bills □□□u□red by □is beautiful but□irre□ponsible w□fe Edith, a venal, spoi□ed□so□ialite who is impervi□us t□□h□s pleas for fi□cal res□r□□n□. Acting on what □h□ belie□es to be□□n□insid□r inform□tion,□she impulsi□ely embez□les $□0,□□0 from the R□d Cross chari□□ she chairs for a □tock tip□ When she finds the□money h□s been lost, □he □esperately turns to a Japanes□ i□□ry trader wit□ □h□m she has□been thoughtlessly flirting□and □ersuades him t□ re□lac□ the□mon□□ in excha□g□ for an□a□sign□tion. W□en □er□husband's long-aw□ited□b□siness deal□fi□ally □aterial□□es, sh□ desp□r□t□□y tries to withdr□w f□om their a□ree□ent□by □epla□ing the □□ne□□ Ang□re□ □nd□disappoint□d with her r□□i□t□nc□ to □is□advan□es, he u□es □ branding devi□□ to m□r□ her □ho□lder as his property□ Fee□ing viol□□□d, Edith shoots h□□ in□the shoulder a□d leave□. In order to prot□ct hi□ wife's □eputation, R□□hard co□fess□s □o the cr□me□and fac□□□tr□al f□□□attemp□ed murder.□Written by Gabe Taverney (duk□1029□□o□□com□