The French Quarter | The Walkers Ep5
2/3/202627 min
In the aftermath of her initial investigation, Chloe hears from a close family member of Moth’s. The story is one of deep divides…and another theft. But it takes her one step closer to understanding who Moth and Raynor Winn really are.
Credits:
Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou
Producer - Matt Russell
Music supervision - Karla Patella
Sound design - Rowan Bishop
Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett
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[dramatic music] The Observer.
Chloe Hadjimatheou· Host0:05
[dramatic music] In the week after my original investigation into the Salt Path was published, two things caught my immediate attention. One was something I'd been half expecting. Raynor Winn published a lengthy statement on her website contesting my article. She wrote how the investigation was- Grotesquely unfair, highly misleading, and seeks to systematically pick apart my life ... and how she- Can't allow any more doubt to be cast on the validity of those memories or the joy they have given so many In particular, there was this line that she'd offered to discuss the allegations privately with me to correct the record, but that I'd refused her invitation. That wasn't true. I've wanted to hear from Raynor from day one, but despite almost a dozen invitations from me, she's never accepted. I say all this because the thing that has consistently been missing in this story is who Moth and Raynor Winn are. The story I've been able to piece together is to a large extent the story of what's not true, what didn't happen rather than what really did. And I was starting to come to terms with the fact that if they wouldn't talk to me, I was unlikely to ever get closer to really understanding