BBC - House of Maxwell (2022) (3)

One family, fifty years of scandal. The rise and fall of a media mogul and the unravelling of his deeply troubled family. A staggering tale of money, sex, privacy and power.

Chapter 1

When Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of grooming and trafficking underage girls, she became a household name, but she wasn't always the most notorious member of the her family. This documentary charts an extraordinary family saga, a tale of fortunes built and lost, mysterious deaths, society intrigue and a spectacular descent into scandal. The opening instalment tells the story of how Robert Maxwell started out and the formative influence he had on the lives of daughter Ghislaine and his other children. Secret tapes reveal for the first time the shockwaves his disappearance at sea sent through his business empire as news spread that millions of investors' money had seemingly vanished with him.

Chapter 2

A look at the repercussions of Robert Maxwell's death, with revelations about financial fraud in the family business leading to dramatic raids and the arrests of his sons Kevin and Ian. With the Maxwell name in tatters, Ghislaine tries to start a new life in New York, where friends start hearing her talk about a mysterious American called Jeffrey Epstein, a multimillionaire just like her father.

Chapter 3

A look at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell and the shocking events that lead to her being charged with recruiting and trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein. A Palm Beach lawyer describes how the truth about the abuse started surfacing almost 20 years earlier, when one of his clients became the very first victim to contact police, a call that triggered an investigation that identified dozens of potential victims.

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