Mix together in a large container. A trailblazing female inquiry agent. A disapproving police detective. A stubborn suffragist. A wily state assemblyman. An ambitious vaudeville dancer. An unscrupulous newspaper reporter. An unhappy society wife. The mysterious owner of a gambling house. A determined villain, bent on revenge. Assorted minor characters, each with an agenda of his or her own. Agitate thoroughly. Dish of the day: Murder and mayhem in New York City, 1891.