The Lizzie Borden Chronicles S1E1: Acts Of Borden
- Aired: 2015-04-05
- Time: 22:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
After her shocking 1893 acquittal for the brutal axe-murders of her parents in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden, ignores the scorn of neighbors to restart her life with her loving older sister, Emma. But renowned Texas Pinkerton agent Charles Siringo shows up determined to find the real truth behind the murders. Their father's ex-business partner, William Almy demands payment of a colossal debt that will bankrupt the sisters. And their shiftless half-brother blackmails them with a dark secret. Lizzie is forced to reappraise the tranquil life she had in mind, and may have to resort to old bloody ways to escape this treacherous bind.