Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to even the rich ad-free on Amazon Music.

Download the app today.

By now, you probably know that we like to swear, but this episode is also going to feature a disturbing and kind of violent scene.

Oh, it is.

Don't get squeamish on me, bro.

It's September 17, 1973.

Six weeks ago, kidnappers threw Paul Getty into a white car and whisked him away into the night.

Now, with summer over, Rome is bustling again.

The streets are packed with locals and tourists.

The sun is shining. The sky is blue.

Fletcher Chase looks into the rear-view mirror and adjusts his aviators,

then pushes the gas pedal to the floor of his rented fiat.

He has seen a lot in his life between his work with the CIA

and his security job for the richest man in the world.

But this takes the cake.

Trying to make a deal with Paul's kidnappers has been a non-stop grind,

countless phone calls, haggling over the ransom amount, and foiled plans for exchanges.

It's been frustrating as hell.

He's no closer to reaching a deal than he was the day he arrived.

But now, one of the kidnappers has finally agreed to meet with him to establish a final price

on the kidnappers turf in Southern Italy.

There's just one condition.

...