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Unbeknownst to the FBI, a quiet Hungarian immigrant landscaper, with no apparent ties to organised crime and no known record, concocts an elaborate extortion plan.

Unbeknownst to the FBI, a quiet Hungarian immigrant landscaper sits in his home, 250 miles away from Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He has no apparent ties to organised crime and no known record.

In 1980, a booby-trapped bomb accompanied by a $3 million ransom note terrorises a casino in Lake Tahoe. Who is the calculating mind behind this sophisticated device and elaborate extortion plan, and what role do his sons play in their father’s dangerous game?

41 minutes

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Tue 5 May 202621:45
BBC Two

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Credits

DirectorAmy Bandlien Storkel
DirectorBryan Storkel
ProducerBo Butterworth
ProducerKaren Bowlin
Production CompanyPropagate
Production CompanySidestilt Pictures

Broadcasts

  • Tue 5 May 202621:45
    BBC Two
  • Wed 6 May 202623:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD