ðə plˈeɪ kwˈɪkli ʃˈɪfts tə hˈɛnɹiz kˈɜːɹənt tˈaɪm ɪn dʒˈeɪl bɪkˈʌz hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə pˈeɪ ðə tˈæks tə səpˈoːɹt ðə wˈɔːɹ, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈiːts bˈeɪli, ɐ hˈoʊmləs mˈæn fˈɔlsli ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv ˈɑːɹsən.
The play quickly shifts to Henry's current time in jail because he refused to pay the tax to support the war, where he meets Bailey, a homeless man falsely accused of arson.