Facing a nation without a president, Stanton grapples with funeral arrangements, suspects, and piecing together a larger conspiracy.

The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expats reorganize. Booth is taken underground in Maryland.

Stanton and Detective Baker investigate ties between Manhattan's most elite Wall Street traders, the Confederacy, and Booth.

Risking his personal and professional standing, Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.