The Wine Merchant

The general - Analise Huron - runs the caper from her cottage. Everyone has a role and it all works perfectly. The diver and the production manager give up all the details of their involvement and that of Andre's cousin.

The investigation for the DLV file takes Barret to Hong Kong where she finds a few clues about the counterfeit wine - Andre's stolen wine is used to counterfeit DLV's

While helping Andre off the books of the Wine Merchant - they receive a new cellar file for Laurente's closest friend and mentor Elle St Denis DeLaVigne the grande dame of wine. She has been accused of cheating and counterfeiting wine. She needs a fixer.

Claire awakens to reality after reliving the last ten years from her Champagne Internships up until last night when she met Brigitte in the woods by Analise's cottage.

Claire tells Andre about some of the details of their 'other' work at the Wine Merchant - the fixing. If and only if he promises to not ask questions.

Andre tells Claire the story of his family, the vineyard, and his missing wine. He turns to Claire for help. He wants to protect more than his wine - it's about reputation; the makers and the precious terroir. With Brigitte by her side, Claire tells Andre that there is more to the Wine Merchant than a shop. Remi agrees.

Claire opens a wine shop in a French village near the Greno vineyard. It's a place for makers and farmers to gather and talk. Meanwhile, the oversight committee has grown corrupt and they are no longer trusted. Laurente is the sole trusted authority that they can turn to.

Claire has a few security systems but none better than Remi - her Irish wolfhound who stands guard by the shop entrance. Remi allows a visitor up to Claire's office and she is thrilled because it's Andre.

How the Wine Merchant came into being. A wine expert who detects fraud and sees the future. Grace and Sidonie find a way to draft Claire into the fixing world - alongside Barret and Laurente.

Grace and Sidonie come up with a new proposal for Claire's business plan. But first Barret and Laurente had to approve the idea. The new business will address the frauds and counterfeits that plague the makers and their fine products not to mention the regions that produce them.