Arturo Castro

And then you black out and then you come back and we have what we wanted. Like, I'm like, what have I like? Dude, I have two tequilas. I'm like spilling fucking family secrets, man. I cannot even imagine that. Yeah. So at the end of May, Leyla and the kids were brought back to Moscow and told that Oleg was sick. But when they get there, he didn't want to let them know how dangerous things were.

And then you black out and then you come back and we have what we wanted. Like, I'm like, what have I like? Dude, I have two tequilas. I'm like spilling fucking family secrets, man. I cannot even imagine that. Yeah. So at the end of May, Leyla and the kids were brought back to Moscow and told that Oleg was sick. But when they get there, he didn't want to let them know how dangerous things were.

So he acted like things were, you know, like everything's fine. I'm fine. You guys OK? Like, don't be weird about it. And he sent them off to a vacation at the Caspian Sea. Now, he says the saying goodbye was the hardest thing that he'd ever done. By the time they would get back to Moscow, he was either going to be dead or in exile.

So he acted like things were, you know, like everything's fine. I'm fine. You guys OK? Like, don't be weird about it. And he sent them off to a vacation at the Caspian Sea. Now, he says the saying goodbye was the hardest thing that he'd ever done. By the time they would get back to Moscow, he was either going to be dead or in exile.

After this time in the hospital, he was back in Moscow that July. He felt eyes on him everywhere, right? He feared it was only a matter of time before he was snatched. So it was finally time to engage in Pimlico. So the plan was supposed to go like this. Oleg was supposed to stand on the street at 7.30 a.m.

After this time in the hospital, he was back in Moscow that July. He felt eyes on him everywhere, right? He feared it was only a matter of time before he was snatched. So it was finally time to engage in Pimlico. So the plan was supposed to go like this. Oleg was supposed to stand on the street at 7.30 a.m.

and he would be holding a crucial signal, this plastic bag from the Safeway grocery store, signaling that he needs a safe way out of this fucking place. Can you believe?

and he would be holding a crucial signal, this plastic bag from the Safeway grocery store, signaling that he needs a safe way out of this fucking place. Can you believe?

But we're going to bring really positive attitudes.

But we're going to bring really positive attitudes.

We're bringing our energy coach, Ananda. His real name is Jeff, but he is coming along for the ride, and he's very excited. I just want to be clear.

We're bringing our energy coach, Ananda. His real name is Jeff, but he is coming along for the ride, and he's very excited. I just want to be clear.

So in response to this fucking Safeway bag, another man would walk past him holding a green bag from the luxury department store Harrods and he would be eating a chocolate bar. Then Oleg was supposed to wait for three days, go to church and pass a little note with the details of his situation and then wait again. So Oleg followed his plan, right?

So in response to this fucking Safeway bag, another man would walk past him holding a green bag from the luxury department store Harrods and he would be eating a chocolate bar. Then Oleg was supposed to wait for three days, go to church and pass a little note with the details of his situation and then wait again. So Oleg followed his plan, right?

He did his little Safeway shopping bag thing at the street corner, message sent, but he didn't notice anybody else following the plan. There were no Harrods bag, no chocolates being eaten. So Oleg nervously waited three days and went to church and he scribbled on a little note that he was ready to pass along, right? And it said, need exfiltration.

He did his little Safeway shopping bag thing at the street corner, message sent, but he didn't notice anybody else following the plan. There were no Harrods bag, no chocolates being eaten. So Oleg nervously waited three days and went to church and he scribbled on a little note that he was ready to pass along, right? And it said, need exfiltration.

He worried the whole way that he was going to be found out because part of the plan was for him to wear a hat in church and no one wears a hat in church. No, not in Moscow. Not in Moscow, you don't. When Ole got to the church, there was a sign hanging out in the front, which said, all hats are welcome. No, they just said that it was closed for redecoration. So Ole freaked the fuck out.

He worried the whole way that he was going to be found out because part of the plan was for him to wear a hat in church and no one wears a hat in church. No, not in Moscow. Not in Moscow, you don't. When Ole got to the church, there was a sign hanging out in the front, which said, all hats are welcome. No, they just said that it was closed for redecoration. So Ole freaked the fuck out.

He dashed back home, chewed up and swallowed his note so it would never be found. And to sleep, he crammed himself with sedatives and Cuban rum. Which also, to be honest, at this stage of his exfiltration, I would be a full-blown alcoholic, man. Like, you got to have something going on for you to calm the nerves. I mean, the anxiety. Horrible.

He dashed back home, chewed up and swallowed his note so it would never be found. And to sleep, he crammed himself with sedatives and Cuban rum. Which also, to be honest, at this stage of his exfiltration, I would be a full-blown alcoholic, man. Like, you got to have something going on for you to calm the nerves. I mean, the anxiety. Horrible.