In the 1990s, Cambodia became the world’s newest “compassion fad” — a post-conflict boomtown flooded with aid groups, investors, and opportunists. Haing Ngor was one of many who returned, hoping to rebuild his country.

Instead, he found himself caught in a feud – with another humanitarian.

In this episode, Patricia Nunan opens her exploration of Ngor’s financial turbulence in the years before his murder.