Kate Leinbaugh

They pore over their bank accounts and examine the couple's declared income. Things aren't adding up. Like how could this couple afford the tuition for their children's private schooling? OWL agents start to tail the family's Kia sedan, often following them from a distance.

They pore over their bank accounts and examine the couple's declared income. Things aren't adding up. Like how could this couple afford the tuition for their children's private schooling? OWL agents start to tail the family's Kia sedan, often following them from a distance.

They pore over their bank accounts and examine the couple's declared income. Things aren't adding up. Like how could this couple afford the tuition for their children's private schooling? OWL agents start to tail the family's Kia sedan, often following them from a distance.

December 5th, 2022. Ljubljana, Slovenia. A cold fog is rolling in.

December 5th, 2022. Ljubljana, Slovenia. A cold fog is rolling in.

December 5th, 2022. Ljubljana, Slovenia. A cold fog is rolling in.

Shortly after nine in the morning, Kadyvnik makes the call.

Shortly after nine in the morning, Kadyvnik makes the call.

Shortly after nine in the morning, Kadyvnik makes the call.

Police searched the property for hours. Inside was the facade of a domestic life in pieces. Glass and toppled furniture was everywhere, but breakfast was still on the table. Neighbors watched from their windows late into the night. Detectives hauled out electronic devices and bags of money.

Police searched the property for hours. Inside was the facade of a domestic life in pieces. Glass and toppled furniture was everywhere, but breakfast was still on the table. Neighbors watched from their windows late into the night. Detectives hauled out electronic devices and bags of money.

Police searched the property for hours. Inside was the facade of a domestic life in pieces. Glass and toppled furniture was everywhere, but breakfast was still on the table. Neighbors watched from their windows late into the night. Detectives hauled out electronic devices and bags of money.

The Doltsevs were unmasked. Kadyvnik sent word to the CIA that the operation was a success. In Russia, their arrests sent shockwaves through the Kremlin. Moscow immediately recalled sleeper operatives in Greece and Brazil. And soon, the Doltsevs would become bargaining chips in a geopolitical game. March 2023, Belgrade, Serbia, three months after the raid.

The Doltsevs were unmasked. Kadyvnik sent word to the CIA that the operation was a success. In Russia, their arrests sent shockwaves through the Kremlin. Moscow immediately recalled sleeper operatives in Greece and Brazil. And soon, the Doltsevs would become bargaining chips in a geopolitical game. March 2023, Belgrade, Serbia, three months after the raid.

The Doltsevs were unmasked. Kadyvnik sent word to the CIA that the operation was a success. In Russia, their arrests sent shockwaves through the Kremlin. Moscow immediately recalled sleeper operatives in Greece and Brazil. And soon, the Doltsevs would become bargaining chips in a geopolitical game. March 2023, Belgrade, Serbia, three months after the raid.

Yoshko Kadyvnik slips into a government building. He sits with the Kremlin's top negotiator for prisoner swaps, who has a message direct from Putin himself.

Yoshko Kadyvnik slips into a government building. He sits with the Kremlin's top negotiator for prisoner swaps, who has a message direct from Putin himself.

Yoshko Kadyvnik slips into a government building. He sits with the Kremlin's top negotiator for prisoner swaps, who has a message direct from Putin himself.

By the end of the month, the world learns of another arrest, this time in Russia, one that ends up becoming much more personal to Joe and Drew.

By the end of the month, the world learns of another arrest, this time in Russia, one that ends up becoming much more personal to Joe and Drew.