Description

Crosby, a junior partner at a bustling city law firm, is dispatched on a hurried mission to the countryside. A widow’s signature is needed to settle a sizeable estate, and the deadline forces him to race against a tight train schedule. The journey is already tangled‑up by a local funeral that ties up every horse and buggy, leaving him to trudge the two‑mile stretch to the Austin farm on foot.

When he finally reaches the isolated homestead, the scene is strikingly still: a big red barn dominates the landscape, the carriage house gleams immaculate, and a handful of restless horses stare from their mangers. Inside the house, the owner’s sister‑in‑law awaits, while the atmosphere buzzes with the low‑key tension of rural life intersecting with city business.

The story balances crisp, early‑ twentieth‑century charm with a subtle undercurrent of unease, inviting listeners to wonder what hidden complications might emerge from a simple legal errand in a sleepy Midwestern town.