Tracy Smith

And it was like it was going really well, like really, really well.

It was all about looks.

In fact, I have that video right here.

This was taken after the 2014 earthquake in Napa.

Man, listening to him, it almost sounds like he could be the mayor of Napa.

But things aren't always exactly as they appear to be.

Remember Dominic Fopoli, Dahl's former partner?

Dominic had been running the winery, and Dahl was running the books.

Where's the money going?

Where's the money going?

That was the question plenty more people in the wine country were about to start asking.

By 2014, the new Dahl Vineyards seem to be taking off.

Robert Dahl and Imad Tofilis, the two ambitious entrepreneurs, were living their dreams.

Robert himself running the show.

And Imad, silent partner, providing the money.

But what Imad didn't know was partnerships with Robert Dahl had a way of turning sour.

Remember Robert's first vineyard, the one he shared with Dominic Fapoli?

One day, Dominic got a phone call from their lender.

His life savings and reputation were on the line.

He had to get rid of Dahl.