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9. Arrest

The duel ended badly with Smith arrested for murder. An unlikely prosecution witness appears in court. Read by Jamie Parker.

The duel did not end well and now Smith has been arrested for murder.

An unlikely witness for the prosecution steps forward in court.

This is New York in its infancy, a place where a young man with a fast tongue can invent himself afresh, fall in love, and find a world of trouble.

Francis Spufford’s novel read by Jamie Parker

Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters
Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Aug 202102:00

Credits

RoleContributor
ReaderJamie Parker
AuthorFrancis Spufford
AbridgerIsobel Creed
AbridgerJill Waters
ProducerJill Waters

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 May 201722:45
  • Thu 19 Aug 202114:00
  • Fri 20 Aug 202102:00