The Orchid Club

Martini glasses, social classes, hysterical masses, cigarette vapor, confetti paper, champagne spills, Benjamin bills, gamble thrills, black ties, white lies, shady eyes-- the cities most famous mixed with the cities most wanted, all housed in the infamous Orchid Club. The year was 1952, and New York City was at the height of social hysteria. The mafia had more influence over the city than Satan had over sinners. Prostitutes, policemen, politicians, priests. The suits were darker, the dresses were whiter, and Old Fitzgerald Bourbon was cheaper. The times couldn't be better.