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This week, Endless Thread goes underground and back in time -- into what just might be the most important vault in the world. What's inside that vault? A treasure that originates with a Russian scientist during World War II.

When there was chaos in his life, Shane Correia had one constant: his folder.

Shane’s story involves a grisly crime, Jehovah’s Witnesses, abuse, a locked door in his face — and escape.

In this episode, we bring you the story of a man whose tenacity and hard work — and yes, his folder — got him out of chaos, and into some kind of normalcy.

In the first episode of Endless Thread, we bring you two stories of two incredible near-misses.