The Sixty-First Second

A feverish October in the early twentieth century finds the nation trembling on the brink of a financial catastrophe. Wall Street’s glittering fortunes have begun to crumble, and rumors of secret wars and hidden alliances swirl through the streets. At the heart of the turmoil stand two towering figures—Bernard Majendie, a scion of old‑money aristocracy, and John Slade, a self‑made newspaper magnate—each embodying opposite sides of the same desperate struggle.

When the panic intensifies, Slade bursts from his opulent Fifth Avenue residence, his determined gaze fixed on a waiting automobile. The scene crackles with urgency as servants and reporters scramble, hinting at a high‑stakes chase that will pit his unyielding will against forces beyond his control. Listeners are drawn into a world where personal ambition collides with a looming economic collapse, and the fate of these two men could reshape the future of the nation’s finance.