Chapter 19
Charismatic, magnetic, intoxicating—such is the enigmatic perfume of success. What is this fine elixir? Confidence. And so, too, in the perfumer’s art. –DB
7 October, 1940 - Los Angeles, California
The Silverman Motion Picture Studios lot stretched across 360 acres situated in the center of Los Angeles County. From a hilltop perch at the farthest northern boundary of the studio, Abigail could see clear out to sea. On the other side, beyond Hancock Park and Boyle Heights, loomed downtown Los Angeles, the city lights twinkling beneath a fine mist of ocean haze. The view in the evening was reputed to be one of the best shows in town.
Abigail stood at the full length, plate glass window, her fingertips lightly touching the cool surface, while Louis V. Silverman concluded his tel
