Narrator/Denise Chan

Max told her that his sister had toured this company before. He was supposed to be working for an online gambling company. He asked his co-worker, where's the gambling? How could this be? He then asked his co-worker, what exactly were they doing then?

Max told her that his sister had toured this company before. He was supposed to be working for an online gambling company. He asked his co-worker, where's the gambling? How could this be? He then asked his co-worker, what exactly were they doing then?

Max went up to his team leader. He told him this couldn't be right. This wasn't what he had signed up for. His team leader told him this was his job now and he should be careful because if he tried to escape this place and someone caught him... It's a shoot-to-kill order. It's a shoot-to-kill order.

Max went up to his team leader. He told him this couldn't be right. This wasn't what he had signed up for. His team leader told him this was his job now and he should be careful because if he tried to escape this place and someone caught him... It's a shoot-to-kill order. It's a shoot-to-kill order.

I'm Denise Chan, host of Scam Factory, and I have a brand new vintage of podcast for you, fresh off the grapevine. Blood Vines is a full-bodied podcast that uncorks the never-before-told story of the Lachardy family, one of the most powerful wine dynasties in California's history.

I'm Denise Chan, host of Scam Factory, and I have a brand new vintage of podcast for you, fresh off the grapevine. Blood Vines is a full-bodied podcast that uncorks the never-before-told story of the Lachardy family, one of the most powerful wine dynasties in California's history.

Jack Lachardy was a patriarch of one of the country's biggest grape suppliers for America's most popular wine, White Zinfandel. But things turned sour when the government began to investigate the business for multimillion-dollar wine grape fraud. The case spilled over into a bloody battle for succession for the family business that almost brought down the entire industry and ended in murder.

Jack Lachardy was a patriarch of one of the country's biggest grape suppliers for America's most popular wine, White Zinfandel. But things turned sour when the government began to investigate the business for multimillion-dollar wine grape fraud. The case spilled over into a bloody battle for succession for the family business that almost brought down the entire industry and ended in murder.

If you loved Succession, then Blood Vines is the series for you. Grab a glass of your favorite wine and dive into a story that has notes of fraud and betrayal capped off with a big finish, murder. Listen to Blood Vines exclusively on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

If you loved Succession, then Blood Vines is the series for you. Grab a glass of your favorite wine and dive into a story that has notes of fraud and betrayal capped off with a big finish, murder. Listen to Blood Vines exclusively on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Charlie was working away in her office, which was really a room on the first floor of her family's home in the Philippines. The room had Wi-Fi and clean white walls, perfect for Charlie to snap photos of thrifted clothes and post them to her online shop. It was the middle of the night, which was normal for her.

Charlie was working away in her office, which was really a room on the first floor of her family's home in the Philippines. The room had Wi-Fi and clean white walls, perfect for Charlie to snap photos of thrifted clothes and post them to her online shop. It was the middle of the night, which was normal for her.

As she hung the wrinkled shirts on hangers and tried to smooth them out, her phone buzzed. It was Max. He messaged me that this is wrong. Max told her about the scamming.

As she hung the wrinkled shirts on hangers and tried to smooth them out, her phone buzzed. It was Max. He messaged me that this is wrong. Max told her about the scamming.

Where the hell did she just send her brother?

Where the hell did she just send her brother?

Once she got her own emotions in check, she texted Max back.

Once she got her own emotions in check, she texted Max back.

Don't complain, because Max was not in a safe place. Whatever they asked him to do, just do it for now. She would figure it out. But Charlie would soon find out it was even worse than she thought. Max wasn't in Thailand. He was actually in Myanmar. That little river with the little boat was a border. The men with sarongs and rifles, they were Burmese, not Thai. Fuck. Fuck.

Don't complain, because Max was not in a safe place. Whatever they asked him to do, just do it for now. She would figure it out. But Charlie would soon find out it was even worse than she thought. Max wasn't in Thailand. He was actually in Myanmar. That little river with the little boat was a border. The men with sarongs and rifles, they were Burmese, not Thai. Fuck. Fuck.