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Cutthroat Inc.

Cutthroat Inc.
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Two young men, living the good life -- surrounding themselves with all the trappings of wealth and success. But their sun-kissed California lives are darkened by greed, paranoia and accusations of wrongdoing. What seemed to be paradise is tainted by mistrust and, ultimately, violence -- concealed for months by a convincing web of lies -- until a few determined investigators and a worried family unravel them to reveal a stunning story of deception. Hosted by Matt Gutman.
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"Cutthroat Inc." is a co-production of "20/20" and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
When Chris Smith -- a movie-star handsome ad exec -- takes his fortune, charters a yacht and sails away with a Playboy Playmate, few who know him are surprised or alarmed. But when he stays away, his family thinks there might be more to the story than escaping from work.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
Before his voyage, Chris Smith and his business partner, Ed Shin, both wanted to get rich quick. But that's where the similarity ended. Disagreements and legal issues derail their good times.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
What started as an idyllic getaway with a beautiful woman seems to have become, for Chris Smith, a tour of some of the world’s most dangerous places. His family doesn't know what to believe anymore -- and they start searching for him.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
Chris Smith's family is convinced something terrible has happened to him, so they file a missing person report. Police get involved -- but the investigation seems to hit a dead end.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
The search for Chris Smith leads different teams of investigators down a few different paths. But those paths lead them all to one place -- where they make a stunning discovery.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
The last person to see Chris Smith was his business partner, Ed Shin. But when he tells investigators his version of what happened, the story takes another unexpected turn.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
Ed Shin now has one last chance to convince a jury that he's not a killer. But to do that, he has to bet the rest of his life that he can outwit a legendary prosecutor who has never lost a homicide trial. After the trial, Ed Shin spends hours talking to Matt Gutman.
"Cutthroat Inc." is produced by ABC's 20/20 and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," "Have You Seen This Man?," "A Killing On the Cape," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
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Great Podcast!!!!!
excellent podcast. very interesting case, bit different
Made it through the whole series. I found it kept me interested from beginning to end. Good Job!!
Great episode! 👏🏾
this is so good. so difficult to wait for each episode but i get it!!
NOW we're getting somewhere!
This family was a way to slow off the mark.
I could hardly get thru the first episode. its confusing
I’m wondering the same!
it's been over a month. is this actually going to start having episodes or what??