A Curtain Falls

The careers of New York City detective Simon Ziele and his former partner Captain Declan Mulvaney went in remarkably different directions after the tragic death of Zieleâ€™s fiancÃ©e in the 1904 General Slocum ferry disaster. Although both men were earmarked for much bigger things, Ziele moved toÂ Dobson, a small town north of theÂ city, to escape the violence, and Mulvaney buried himself even deeper, agreeing to head up the precinct in the most crime-ridden area in the city. Yet withÂ all of...