Emma Borden was a mess. Her younger sister, Lizzie, had just been accused of murdering their father and stepmother, and had just been taken to be imprisoned in Taunton Prison for Women until a trial date was set. Emma was left alone in the house, and while she visited Lizzie as regularly as she could, she was very lonely by herself. But who could she turn to? Most of the town believed the media stories about Lizzie’s guilt, and anyone who voiced an opinion that Lizzie was innocent was quickly pressured into silence or changing sides