nitt, at an address in Weston, Florida, just north of Miami. Six months later, he incorporated RX Limited in Hong Kong.

To his new half-siblings, Le Roux exuded excitement about the prospects for his venture. "I have this online pill business," he told Sandi. "I'm basically finding cheaper alternatives and supplying them to people without them having to go through all this rigama- role." His new family was impressed. "It made sense to me," Sandi said. "I said, 'Paul, that is just genius, because you are serving the people who often don't have the money for medical care.'"

Sandi kept up with Le Roux until he moved his family, which now included a second child, to the Philippines sometime in 2004 or early 2005. Lilian had been unhappy in Europe and Le Roux was eager to escape the winters and the taxes. Soon after, his email responses became sporadic, until eventually he and Sandi lost touch. "It seemed like he literally fell off the earth," she said.

In a way he had, disappearing even from the online message boards he had once frequented. But he was busier than ever. Le Roux opened his first call center in Manila and registered a com- pany in Israel with Tomer and Boaz Taggart. In the incorporation documents, alongside a scanned image of his Australian passport, he still listed his permanent address as the apartment in Rotter- dam.

Le Roux's cousin Mathew said that they, too, lost touch in the mid-2000s—perhaps, he speculated, because Le Roux was strug- gling to come to grips with his family history. Mathew knew that his cousin had become a millionaire in the Philippines, but didn't see him for several years after he learned he was adopted. Then, in 2007, Le Roux called and asked if Mathew and his father could come to Manila. He offered to buy the tickets—all he needed were copies of their passports. His organization was expanding, he said, and he couldn't rely on only hired help. He needed people he could trust.