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Illustrations ix -- 1 Bermondsey 1849 3 -- 2 What the Kitchen Hid 7 -- 3 The Odd Triangle 11 -- 4 The Disappearance of Patrick O'Connor 37 -- 5 Brokerage and Brandy 47 -- 6 Homicide Fair 79 -- 7 The Inquest at the Tavern 93 -- 8 A Month in Police Court 121 -- 9 The Mannings in Prison 149 -- 10 King Edward Ill's Jury 155 -- 11 The Case for the Crown 163 -- 12 The Arguments for the Defense 183 -- 13 Rue in the Dock 203 -- 14 Waiting for Mr. Calcraft 215 -- 15 Oh Mrs. Manning! Don't You Cry for Me! 235 -- 16 The Moral Lesson at Horsemonger Lane 255 -- 17 Homicide Fair Revisited 275 -- 18 The "Demise" of Black Satin 289 -- 19 Marie and Mademoiselle Hortense 297 -- 20 The Second Murder Plot 313 -- Acknowledgments 329 -- Selective Bibliography 331