With a large fortune in sight, a whole family gathers to determine the next set of moves. What is an heiress to do?

December 1932, the royal Mdivani siblings gather in Paris to determine how the newly divorced Prince Alexis Mdivani will woo and finally catch Barbara Hutton. Only Barbara’s family will thwart his efforts, but a Mdivani is never one to fully give up on such a large fortune at stake.

Other people and subjects include: Louise Van Alen – formerly Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Princess Nina Mdivani Huberich, Charles Huberich, Princess Roussadana “Roussie” Mdivani Sert, Prince Serge Mdivani, Prince David Mdivani, Baroness Maud von Thyssen – Else Zarske, Baron von Thyssen, Countess Silvia de Rivas de Castellane, Franklyn Hutton, Irene Hutton, James “Jeem” Donahue, Germaine “Ticki” Touquet, Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, James HR Cromwell aka “Jimmy,” Eva Stotesbury, E.T. Stotesbury, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Hope Diamond, social secretary, Yale beau, James Blakeley, Winston Guest, Cartier, Paris, New York, Savoy Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue townhome, Central Park, oceanliner Berengia, seduction, problematic love affair, fortune hunter, expensive gifts, reporters, nature of Chesterton Fence Principle, historiography even for a podcast, parallel emotional connections, vulnerabilities, collective mindsets, recent thefts, lawlessness, Great Depression, Prohibition, gangsters, outlaws, Robin Hood, Salem Witch Trials, the Spanish Inquisition, social media, terrors of the mob, unknown future, fraud, love and romance scam, FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), wire transfers, cryptocurrency, input from listeners, interactions, online communities, Phil Plant, Batman & Robin tv series, Catwoman Julie Newmar, Danish grandmother heiress, Belle Baruch, Huntington Hartford, Henrietta Hartford, Titanic, John Jacob Astor IV aka “Jack,” Vincent Astor, James “Henry” Van Alen aka Jimmy, a female Mdivani cousin

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: I Guess I Will Have To Change My Plan by Ambrose & His Orchestra, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: So Rare by Carroll Gibbons, Album Sophistication 3
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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