The music had conflicting tunes in ACT-1, doubtful tracks in ACT-2, and themes of a fighting chance in ACT-3. Nicely, done. The sound effects, however, not so good. There were no sound effects at all in ACT-3. All we&nbsp;had were the sounds of a dollar coin, footsteps, pistol being fired, body dropped, Lincoln’s office door open and closed, and birds chirping. If the story is going to take place in 1880's, they should’ve used sound effects of horses, instruments, machinery, or even patrons murmuring at the tavern. But more importantly, this CBSRMT episode is one of the reasons why I love Sam Dann’s writing. He wrote an intriguing Drama-Mystery tale like it was an episode of MURDER, SHE WROTE, only taking in place in the 19th Century. A lawyer, with no background of murder cases, accomplished a difficult task by asking the right kind of questions to the right kind of people. SPOILER ALERT: The killer is revealed at the 39-minute 53-second mark. The cast in this, I applaud. Keir Dullea (as Abraham Lincoln: the Lawyer), Jennifer Harmon (as Emily Jones: Franklin’s Wife), Paul Hecht (as Franklin Jones: the Suspect &amp; Cyrus Darrow: the Victim), Joe Silver (as Tom Fellman: the Tavern Keeper &amp; the Sheriff), and Robert Dryden (as Mr. Bennett &amp; Ephraim Barnes: the Banker &amp; the Judge). I give credit to Keir Dullea for playing as a young Lincoln. And I give credit to E.G. Marshall was well. In his Prologue, he starts off with the Latin quote: “Quis custodiet ipsos custodiesâ€ meaning “Who will guard the guardians themselvesâ€ which refers to the problem of controlling the actions of people in their positions of power. In ACT-1, he opens the story up in Springfield, Illinois in 1837. Then he quotes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who said, “Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.â€ Which makes sense in this case since Lincoln had left his mark in the town before leaving his mark as the 16th President. In ACT-2, he mentions Lincoln finding key evidence. In ACT-3, E.G. Marshall discusses psychology on understanding implications, plus using phrases like the split personality, the other self, and the protective falsehood. And the result at the end: Hung Jury. In his Epilogue, the four minor characters in this story were small fractions that molded our main character that would become something great later in his life. Perhaps E.G. Marshall was clueing us in on how people, from all walks of life, can mold us into something in our futures. Until next time…pleasant dreams.&nbsp;