M. Gessen

On the tape, Alan and David move on to the details of the bulletproof vest factory scheme.

This part of the conversation goes a little less smoothly.

Alan had it all figured out.

They'd get U.S.

government funding and build a factory, and he thought David was in a position to get him that money.

David, though, is much more interested in the bribe part.

In court, he testified that he went to the meeting expecting to talk about the deportation scheme, not the factory.

But he is nimble.

He tells Alan that he could bring in money from the Colombian drug cartels to invest in the factory.

Remember,

The FBI has been trying for years to get Kiselyov, and now Allen, on money laundering.

But Allen isn't really incriminating himself.

He actually expresses some concerns about the drug money.

After an hour or so, the conversation turns back to Priscilla.

Allen says, quote, the first order of business is to get her the fuck out of here.

end quote, to get Priscilla deported.

Or, and this is where he suddenly, offhandedly, turns the conversation in a different direction.

This is the heart of the prosecution's case.

Let's listen carefully.

Remember, David is supposed to be a mafioso.