The Billion Dollar Mystery
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What happened at the Sherman mansion on December 13th, 2017?
It's December in Toronto. It's snowing tonight. A 12,000 square foot mansion stands dark. None of its windows are illuminated, not even the basement office. That's unusual. This is the home of billionaire power couple Barry and Honey Sherman, owing to the wild success of his generic pharmaceutical company, Apotex. Barry is both a workaholic and an insomniac. He does his best thinking at nighttime, and his employees are used to receiving emails and calls from Barry at all hours. But on this night, the night of Wednesday, December 13th, 2017, his employees received no late night messages from Barry at all. In fact, it's the first time they recall this ever happening. What the employees don't yet realize, though, is that they'll never receive a message from Barry Sherman ever again. And it's because deep within the bowels of the Sherman mansion, something gruesome is happening, and it'll haunt investigators and the community for years to come. Two days later, the sun rises on the Sherman's upscale neighborhood. It's no longer snowing.
It's the morning of Friday, December 15th, 2017. There's a for-sale sign in the front of the Sherman's home, and it's been there for weeks. The Sherman's realtor is scheduled to show their home to potential buyers at around 11 o'clock, but the Sherman's housekeeper, who arrives every Friday, is the very first to arrive at 8.30 a.m. Immediately upon arrival, though, a few things strike her as slightly unusual. First, the morning newspaper is still lying on the ground out front. It hasn't been taken inside. This only happens when the Shermans are out of town, but the housekeeper can plainly see that the Shermans are home. Honey Sherman's Lexus is parked in the circular driveway, still dusted in snow from the storm Wednesday night. The side entrance most commonly used to enter the home is locked, second unusual thing. Even so, she knocks, expecting Honey or Barry to come let her in. However, no one comes to the door. Finally, she lets herself in with her key and goes to disarm the home security system.
But surprisingly, there's no need to. It's disabled. This housekeeper has worked for the Shermans for three years, and this is the very first time she's ever seen the alarm system completely off. Something is wrong. The housekeeper can sense it. But she has a job to do, so she begins moving from room to room, cleaning and tidying as she goes and dreading what she might find around the next corner. The bed in the master bedroom is already made, but Honey always leaves the bed unmade on Friday mornings for housekeeping to handle. In Honey's bathroom, the sink is dry, implying that Honey didn't go through her morning ritual at her mirror. A thought occurs to the housekeeper. She remembers that Barry and Honey were planning a Florida vacation.
Perhaps those plans had changed and they simply left earlier than planned. Maybe as soon as it began snowing on Wednesday, the couple impulsively decided to bolt for warmer weather and overlooked a few things as they rushed out the door. The housekeeper reassures herself that this is what happened and continues her work.
How were Barry and Honey Sherman discovered?
Shortly before 11 a.m., the Sherman's realtor comes into the home with a pair of interested buyers. And to start, their tour begins on the upper floors. Oddly, they find Honey's iPhone lying on the floor of a small powder room near the front of the house. But otherwise, the house is tidy and the showing goes well. The buyers, at first, seem interested. But then it's time to show the basement. The realtor has shown the house enough times to know that the basement portion of this tour is where buyers always get cold feet. So as they descend the stairs, the realtor braces herself for the worst. The problem with the basement is that it makes people uncomfortable. It's almost completely devoid of color or decor. It's just beige and gray surfaces everywhere.
But there is one room in the basement that has decor. And that's the hobby room. In the corner of it, two life-sized human statues sit on large speakers, with their legs and arms positioned in an attempt at being casual. The statues are so-called junk sculptures, constructed entirely of brightly colored trash. They do stand out in the otherwise drab space, but not in a good way.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened at the Sherman mansion on December 13th, 2017?
0:05–4:23
2
How were Barry and Honey Sherman discovered?
4:23–11:52
3
What is the police's initial theory on the Sherman case?
11:52–19:36
4
Why do the Sherman children disagree with the murder-suicide theory?
19:36–24:21
5
What was Barry Sherman's business strategy with Apotex?
24:21–33:15
6
How are the Sherman children challenging the police investigation?
33:15–42:25