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Mystery of the Dawes Household Unfolds in New York
In James Brood Dawes's New York home two pensioners await news from Brood's son Frederic who learns of a wireless message revealing his father's marriage and immediate homecoming. Frederic shares the news with fiancée Lydia Desmond, stirring tension as Mrs. Broad and Lydia seek calm amid looming changes. Brood and his bride arrive, and initial warmth gives way to friction between father and son while Lydia and the Homekeeper navigate loyalties.
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New York
James Brood Dawes
Riggs
Brood
Frederic
Lydia Desmond
Broad
Lydia
Mrs. Broad
Grood
Buddha
James Broad
Hyen Lydia
Toledo
Yvonne
Sulka
Messrs. Dawes and Riggs
James Brood
Jones
John Desmond