Table of Contents
Foreword Rick Alan Ross xi
Prologue: The Hearing 1
Part I Young Genius
Chapter 1 The Smartest Man in the World 9
Chapter 2 "Is She Family?" 17
Chapter 3 John Galt Comes to Rochester 29
Chapter 4 Awaken 40
Chapter 5 Sleeping Arrangements 52
Chapter 6 "A Well Taught Crook" 58
Chapter 7 Ashram Blues 70
Part II Vanguard
Chapter 8 The Turning of Prefect 83
Chapter 9 The Ultimate Luciferian 91
Chapter 10 "Eat Your Pride" 103
Chapter 11 Helter Skelter 115
Chapter 12 The Boogeyman 125
Chapter 13 "I Was Brainwashed" 137
Chapter 14 "Mr. Raniere's Legal Torquemada" 153
Chapter 15 Trials 168
Chapter 16 The Revenge Playbook 174
Chapter 17 Terms of Engagement 186
Chapter 18 "The Cult Side" 196
Chapter 19 The Erin Brockovich of NXIVM 208
Chapter 20 The Human Piñata 221
Part III Prisoner No. 57005-177
Chapter 21 Collateral Damage 235
Chapter 22 Brand Awareness 248
Chapter 23 The Fall of NXIVM 260
Epilogue: The Verdict 271
Acknowledgments 277
Resources 285