Tracy Smith

Director and screenwriter Jonathan Kesselman was shooting the film's wedding scene when one of the extras struck up a conversation.

Imad Tafilis was a young businessman from Silicon Valley.

What kind of actor was he?

Um...

He was very good.

He hit his marks.

Emad was principal investor in the film.

He put up about $200,000, and Kesselman became friendly with him.

One of those passions was film.

The other was wine.

Imad invited his new film director friend and his wife to the fancy home he owned near the wine country.

But wine was more than a passion for Imad.

It was a driving ambition.

In 2011, Imad Tofilis got to know Robert Dahl, and they talked about the dream they shared of making it big in the wine business.

But this story isn't just about wine.

It's about cash, close to a million dollars in cash.

Now, if you're wondering what that looks like, well, so were we.

So we got some Hollywood prop money, which looks a lot and feels a lot like the real thing.

And this is how Robert Dahl did his next deal, $800,000 in cash in a gym bag.

The money came from that movie investor, Imad Taufilis.