Chrissy was an attractive, recently divorced 40-year-old, living with her three children in their family home in Cheltenham, when in 2003, she met 44-year-old ‘Alex’ in a local coffee shop. He claimed to be an international financier, Alexander Marc d’Ariken de Rothschild-Hatton, the illegitimate son of multi-millionaire heir, Edmund de Rothschild. Charming and smooth-talking, it wasn’t long before he gained Chrissy’s love and trust, with marriage on the cards and a new baby on the way. When Alex asked for some temporary loans to help him get over a few cash-flow problems, Chrissy didn’t hesitate. But it soon transpired Alex used over £500,000 of her money to fund his outrageously lavish lifestyle, including buying a £66,000 BMW and luxury goods from Tiffany, Asprey, Louis Vuitton and other top designer brands. Chrissy lost everything. Alex had vanished, but that wasn’t enough to stop Chrissy. After months of fine detective work, Chrissy finally tracked him down. However, the reality of Alex’s identity was far darker than she ever could have imagined…