Welcome to Unobscured, a production of I Heart Radio and Aaron Minky.

By all accounts, it was a nice spring evening.

That's why Lizzy was out on a double date, walking Regent's Park on Joseph's arm.

It was their usual spot, although tonight they were joined by Lizzy's sister, strolling

beside one of Joseph's co-workers.

At some point it seems Lizzy and Joseph wanted to have a quiet moment alone, with a smile

they picked up the pace of it while the other pair trailed behind.

You can picture them leaning in together, whispering as they passed into the beautifully manicured

landscape that had made London the envy of the modern world.

When it was first designed a generation before, one writer had expressed his awe at its

grandeur.

Rome had its ruins and Jerusalem its temple, but London had its own shining glories.

As they ambled through Regent's Park, maybe Lizzy rested her head on Joseph's shoulder.

Back in 1824, London had repealed the city's ancient law against walking the streets at night.

That was thanks in part to the new wonder of the age, light that could throw back the

darkness on command.

Maybe as the clipped lawns glowed under the gas lights that came to life, Lizzy had the

time to recall the lofty terms in which their city had been praised, the Rome of modern

history.

But if it was a beautiful quiet moment, it would be their last.

The sound of running feet neared on the path behind them.

Someone shouted, Are you macy?

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