Hey Firebug listeners, if you loved unraveling the mystery of the California arsonist,

join me on this season of smokescreen, my fugitive dad, a new podcast that takes you on a similar shocking journey of piecing

together clues to reveal a hidden history. What if I told you that your parent,

the person you've known your entire life, the person who

raised you, clothed you, fed you, the person you may be closest to in the world, wasn't at all who they said they were. That's exactly what happened to

Ashley Randall. Her dad, Thomas Randall, was by all accounts, a normal guy, a

great dad, a loving husband, a car salesman, and an unbelievable

golfer.

But on one unforgettable day, Tom shared a shocking secret with Ashley that would not only turn her world upside down,

but a secret that would send shock waves through the world of law enforcement and armed-chair detectives alike.

Who was Thomas Randall, really?

Join me and Ashley herself as we retrace the steps of her father's double life and try to find the truth beneath a sea of lies

dating back over half a decade.

Take a listen.

Okay, I guess if we're going to tell the story from the top, we kind of need to start with the movie.

You gotta give the people what they want.

The Thomas Crown Affair was released in 1968.

It was one of the most iconic heist films ever made. Go.

In the movie, Thomas Crown is a clever and charming businessman who pulls off an elaborate and inimitable robbery of a bank in Boston, Massachusetts.

Go. Steve McQueen is the lead. His character is already rich. He does it seemingly because he can. The getaway car, a wood-paneled station wagon, exits the Massachusetts turnpike, canvas

sacks of money in the trunk. The driver drops them off in a trash can at the Cambridge Cemetery.

A little while later, McQueen arrives in a black rolls Royce to pick up the sacks.

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