Alan Gessen
Defendant in the episode's central criminal case, a lawyer and family member of the host whose recorded conversations and courtroom testimony are a primary focus of the episode.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 50min
The Idiot - Chapter 3
Alan Gessen, a lawyer and family member tied to the trial at the center of the story, appears through recorded conversations and courtroom testimony. The show plays undercover FBI recordings that shift a deportation scheme into talk of murder for hire. Courtroom scenes reveal his fraught self-defense and the public unraveling of his claims.
