A North Korean defector's perilous escape through Shenyang, China, caught the attention of the Chicago Tribune in 2003. This new 8-episode video podcast is inspired by true events.

This account follows a photographer and his blossoming career in party-saturated world of China leading up to the 2008 Olympics, while a high-stakes operation unfolds involving an American of Asian origin who risked everything to assist a North Korean defector, navigating the dangerous landscape of Shenyang, China.