In this episode, we explore the long and complicated relationship between Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra through 1960, and reveal the hidden origins of the 1960 Rat Pack.

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In this week's episode, we drop into the year 1958 to catch up with Dominick and his family moving into their new Beverly Hills home.

1958 is a big year all around, as we connect a few through lines with Truman Capote and his 1958 novella, Breakfast at Tiffany's into our Dunne and Marilyn Monroe arcs.

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In this episode, we travel back to the life and times of Harold Lloyd, famous silent film star with decades of Hollywood history, in addition to being the Dunne's first landlord when they arrived in California in 1957. 

Also included: a dip into Benedict Canyon and a few of its famous players. Harold had some very swell neighbors like Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and David O. Selznick. 

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In this week's episode, we continue through our arc of 'A Nick In Time,' advancing Dominick Dunne into his first act in Hollywood in 1957. Dunne's entry into the scene is provided by Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, who were connected initially by the legendary literary agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar. 

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In this week's episode, we center Dominick Dunne back into the picture - from a fortune given to him in the 1940s to the very precipice of his 1957 entry into Hollywood. 

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In this episode, we continue our investigation into the life and death of Marilyn Monroe, specifically covering the years from 1955 to 1959.

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Investigators, in our episode this week, we finally get our couple down the aisle! Today's tale includes all the happenings surrounding the September 1953 affair. 

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In this episode, we are going to travel from 1950 - from where we left Jack calling Jackie, nine months too late, to 1953 - when Jackie will get that marriage proposal from Jack. 

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It's a little bit of a linear leap, but it's all connected! For this week's episode, we stay in the early 1950's to align Jacqueline Bouvier with John F. Kennedy, at least in the background and courtship phases of their relationship, along with the new characters it brings into our universe. This cornerstone will lead us to the engagement and marriage within the next two years between Jack and Jackie, leading us back into the conclusion of our Marilyn Monroe episodes.  

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In this episode, we pause briefly within our Marilyn Monroe episodes to investigate the affair of Gloria Swanson and Joseph P. Kennedy. This liaison creates an example for the Kennedy boys that will factor into their treatment of their wives and mistresses in the coming years. 

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