Chapter 1

About this episode

The episode explores M.'s complicated feelings towards Allen, who unexpectedly arrives with his son, raising suspicions of a potential kidnapping.

For decades, M. simply disliked Allen. They saw him as a fool, a pompous “international businessman” who bragged about shady deals and drove fancy cars while living in Eastern Europe and Africa. But one day Allen suddenly shows up at their father’s home in Cape Cod with his mother and 5-year-old son. He says he has separated from his wife, whom he has left behind in Moscow. M. suspects this could be a kidnapping, but their family seems to disagree. But finally Allen does something so bad, even M.’s family can’t ignore it.

Topics covered

• family dynamics
• suspicion
• kidnapping
• personal conflict
• international relations

Keywords

• kidnapping
• family
• suspicion
• Allen
• M.
• Cape Cod
• Moscow

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Cape Cod, Moscow

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