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The preliminary groundwork – beginning way back in 2008 with the appearance of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) after the closing credits to Iron Man – has been extensive, even unprecedented.

“A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it’s contained.”

Frances McFadden had little notion as to how many adventures, triumphs, and tragedies she would face upon dropping out of the High School of Commerce and accepting a job with the emerging Canadian Financial Resources Agency – and neither did I. For a historical fiction based locally, I never expected to get such a thrill following McFadden’s journey in helping to establish the Bank of Canada.

Before I left my apartment to attend the premiere of the latest from Ottawa’s preeminent dinner theatre company, Eddie May Mysteries, last Saturday, my roommate asked me to evaluate whether or not the production, performed at Scarlett’s Dinner Theatre, an intimate space above Fat Tuesday’s New Orleans Experience on York Street, would make for a good date.