It does not pretend to know what happened to Nicholas Barclay.

It does not pretend to have definitively established whether the family was deceived or complicit.

It presents what can be established and is honest about what cannot.

This honesty is rarer in true crime than it should be, and the case benefits from it.

What Remains

Frédéric Bourdin is, at this writing, in his early fifties.

He lives in France, reportedly with a family.

He has given interviews over the years in which he has discussed the Barclay case and his broader career of impersonation.