Narrator/Denise Chan

A different compound? Jella was in a full-on panic now as her bosses explained that they were being transferred to another company. This new company operated out of a compound next door.

A different compound? Jella was in a full-on panic now as her bosses explained that they were being transferred to another company. This new company operated out of a compound next door.

Jella was freaking out. She'd heard rumors about this other compound.

Jella was freaking out. She'd heard rumors about this other compound.

Jella had heard they beat their workers with electric batons and paddles to punish those that didn't meet quota. With her track record, Jella knew she was doomed.

Jella had heard they beat their workers with electric batons and paddles to punish those that didn't meet quota. With her track record, Jella knew she was doomed.

The one Charlie helped put her in. Before it cost her her life. From Wondery, I'm Denise Chan, and this is Scam Factory. This is episode four. This will be my last message. Charlie stood on the balcony of a studio apartment in Bangkok. She looked down at the 7-Eleven and the street vendors setting up shop below. It wasn't even 9 in the morning, and it was already almost 90 degrees.

The one Charlie helped put her in. Before it cost her her life. From Wondery, I'm Denise Chan, and this is Scam Factory. This is episode four. This will be my last message. Charlie stood on the balcony of a studio apartment in Bangkok. She looked down at the 7-Eleven and the street vendors setting up shop below. It wasn't even 9 in the morning, and it was already almost 90 degrees.

A humid 90 degrees. She took another drag of her cigarette.

A humid 90 degrees. She took another drag of her cigarette.

This was her Hail Mary last-ditch effort to get herself and her brothers out of this mess with Dev and the syndicate. And this person she was about to chat with had her smoking like a chimney. That was nervous. That was nervous. Charlie was trying to work up the courage to send a message to someone she'd heard about from a coworker. I don't know what's in her mind, really.

This was her Hail Mary last-ditch effort to get herself and her brothers out of this mess with Dev and the syndicate. And this person she was about to chat with had her smoking like a chimney. That was nervous. That was nervous. Charlie was trying to work up the courage to send a message to someone she'd heard about from a coworker. I don't know what's in her mind, really.

On the corporate ladder of the syndicate, Charlie and this coworker sat on the same rung. This woman was the right-hand person to one of Dev's colleagues. So she said, like, out of nowhere, she just sent me a message like that. The coworker sent Charlie a message telling her about a guy from the embassy. He'd sent a list of Filipinos he knew were inside the compound.

On the corporate ladder of the syndicate, Charlie and this coworker sat on the same rung. This woman was the right-hand person to one of Dev's colleagues. So she said, like, out of nowhere, she just sent me a message like that. The coworker sent Charlie a message telling her about a guy from the embassy. He'd sent a list of Filipinos he knew were inside the compound.

He was trying to get them out on behalf of the Philippine government. Charlie didn't know why this woman was telling her this information or if she could trust it, but she knew this could be crucial.

He was trying to get them out on behalf of the Philippine government. Charlie didn't know why this woman was telling her this information or if she could trust it, but she knew this could be crucial.

So she took the risk and casually tried to draw out as much detail as she could, which is how she got the contact information for Colonel Dominador Matalam, police attache for the Philippine embassy in Bangkok. This colonel knew about the compounds, but how much did he know about who was in them and how they'd gotten there?

So she took the risk and casually tried to draw out as much detail as she could, which is how she got the contact information for Colonel Dominador Matalam, police attache for the Philippine embassy in Bangkok. This colonel knew about the compounds, but how much did he know about who was in them and how they'd gotten there?

He could already be investigating the syndicate and everyone who worked for them. And now that her travel agency had been flagged and she knew her name could be linked to those fake itineraries, Charlie needed to find Colonel before he found her.

He could already be investigating the syndicate and everyone who worked for them. And now that her travel agency had been flagged and she knew her name could be linked to those fake itineraries, Charlie needed to find Colonel before he found her.