The Idiot - Chapter 3

About this episode

M. attends Allen’s trial where the FBI's star witness reveals a murder-for-hire plot involving Allen and Priscilla.

M. attends Allen’s trial in San Francisco. The FBI’s star witness, an agent who went by “David," plays his undercover recordings of Allen. They reveal how Allen’s scheme to deport Priscilla turned into a murder-for-hire plot. Allen is his own star witness, but his attempts to defend himself fall flat in court. M. begins to wonder why they loved seeing Allen humiliated on the stand.

People in this episode

Host: Allen

Topics covered

• trial
• murder-for-hire
• undercover recordings
• courtroom drama
• humiliation

Keywords

• trial
• FBI
• murder-for-hire
• Allen
• Priscilla
• court
• undercover

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

Places: San Francisco

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