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[Music] it's a brand new year and California's wine country is coming back from the
wildfires that tore through last fall for all its natural beauty Napa is no stranger to tragedy three years ago a
disaster of a different kind hit this peaceful Valley [Music] naima one where you learned day he calls
9-1-1 and he's yelling into the phone help me help me he shot me this is the actual transcript yeah i'm the 9-1-1
call yes so he's running through the venue he was running through the vineyard the shooter
is in the truck coming after him shooting out of the window this is crazy crazy who are these
guys these guys were a couple of rich ambitious wine lovers who wanted to be in the business and own their own
vineyards look I have pictures here's Ahmad Ahmad Tov Phyllis he's a smart guy from Silicon Valley who loved Hollywood
he even financed a movie and here's the other guy Robert Dahl an operator who people said could make money grow on
trees in this case vines take one hey my my name is Jonathan kesselmann I'm a filmmaker I was directing a film and he
Mudd was the principal investor in the film emod made his money in Silicon Valley and then was looking for other
things to invest in yeah I think you know he he made a good living wanted to invest his money into things he was more
passionate about movies wine [Music] Robert Dahl did he come with a dream oh definitely
he really did have the vision of having some form of a winery Robert made me feel like we'd been friends forever
first meeting I know within like the first 10 minutes he was a very nice outgoing hard-working guy so it seemed
like a good guy to partner up with absolutely one time I don't know how I ended up on the back of his motorcycle
and he looked out and he pointed at this mansion I mean he said you know what Greg and I are gonna make so much money
that he's gonna be able to buy a house like this for you someday everything seemed to be going great oh it was
awesome yeah perfect until it all went wrong yes and this is over money this is over money eight hundred thousand
dollars in a gym bag broken dreams broken dreams who lives who dies it's an incredible tale of wine money and murder
[Music]

All new: Ambition, greed and gunshots at a Napa Valley winery. How did a bag of cash -- almost $1 million -- lead to murder in a vineyard? CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith investigates Saturday, Jan 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

A murder in Napa Valley reveals the dark side of wine investment and ambition.

Key points

A New Year in California. California's wine country is recovering from wildfires, but tragedy strikes again.
A Frantic 9-1-1 Call. A man calls for help after being shot, revealing a chaotic scene.
Dreams Turned to Nightmares. A partnership over wine turns deadly due to a financial dispute.

Episode highlights

A Frantic 9-1-1 CallA man calls for help after being shot, revealing a chaotic scene.“Help me, help me, he shot me!”0:53Jan 3, 2018

Episode quotes

Help me, help me, he shot me!

A frantic 9-1-1 call reveals a shooting incident.

0:53WatchJan 3, 2018

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