Episodes

  • Chapter 1: Swindler's List

    Chapter 1: Swindler's List
    Sep 17 2020
    LA Cybercrime detective Sydney Birch interviews victim no. 85 – Marv Pierson. “I thought I was saving Stephen Spielberg’s life!”
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    33 mins
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  • Chapter 2: Initiation

    Chapter 2: Initiation
    Sep 17 2020
    Sydney visits the Initiator office after discovering many of her victims have been using their app. The executive team is less than cooperative. “Do these users also all have gmail accounts? Are they also all on Facebook?”
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    24 mins
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  • Chapter 3: Move Fast and Break Legs

    Chapter 3: Move Fast and Break Legs
    Sep 17 2020
    Hopping a redeye to San Francisco, Sydney goes undercover to learn more about The Purple Space, a tech incubator that apparently has a connection to her primary suspect. “When it comes to our startups, we are deadly serious.”
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  • Chapter 4: Parallel Construction

    Chapter 4: Parallel Construction
    Sep 17 2020
    In the wake of a tragic and suspicious incident, Sydney gets a new lead from an unlikely source. “I know I ain’t a rat, but this… this is over the line by any civilized definition.”
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  • Chapter 5: Shadow Banking

    Chapter 5: Shadow Banking
    Sep 17 2020
    Sydney heads to New York to investigate two rival loan companies that have both been working with her primary suspect. Turns out “honor among thieves” might just be a pretty saying. “He laughed. He knew there was nothing I could do.”
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    25 mins
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  • Chapter 6: Deeper Fake

    Chapter 6: Deeper Fake
    Sep 17 2020
    Someone is being framed. And the technology powering the deception is equal parts impressive and troubling. As her investigation wades into sensitive political waters, Sydney opts to phone a friend for a little help. “This is a whole new level of cat and mouse.”
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    27 mins
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  • Chapter 7: The Hungry Tourist

    Chapter 7: The Hungry Tourist
    Sep 17 2020
    After landing in Hong Kong and eating all the street food in sight, Sydney is approached by an accomplice who offers to exchange information for protection. “What makes you think I need help with anything other than where to get good cheung fun?”
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  • Chapter 8: The Golden Urn

    Chapter 8: The Golden Urn
    Sep 17 2020
    A passing comment turns out to be quite the promising lead when Sydney heads to a Tibetan restaurant in Shenzhen for some spicy thenthuk and some light dinner conversation. “My friend has been terribly deceived.”
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