The Idiot - Chapter 2

About this episode

The episode explores Priscilla's perspective on her tumultuous relationship with Allen and the challenges she faced after he took her son.

M. seeks out Allen’s ex-wife, Priscilla, who tells her side of the story. It begins with a whirlwind romance but quickly turns to chart Allen’s betrayal: taking her son from Russia and stranding Priscilla and her daughter in Moscow. What follows is Priscilla’s two-year odyssey, a journey that includes surviving a brutal attack and shocking arrests in Zimbabwe, only to reach the U.S. and have Allen take the boy again.

People in this episode

Host: Allen

Guest: Priscilla

Topics covered

• betrayal
• romance
• family
• survival
• crime
• international travel

Keywords

• Priscilla
• Allen
• betrayal
• Russia
• Moscow
• Zimbabwe
• survival
• family
• crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Russia, Moscow, Zimbabwe, U.S.

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