Season 7 Episode 1: The Fall Without End (Pt.1 of 2)

Frank Olson, a dedicated US Army scientist during the Cold War, became deeply entangled in the CIA’s clandestine MK Ultra program after working on biological warfare research at Fort Detrick. Following a covert, non-consensual dosing of LSD during a 1953 agency retreat, Olson experienced a rapid psychological decline characterized by profound paranoia and distress. Despite his attempts to resign and seek professional help, he was funneled through a series of CIA-linked figures—including an allergist and a magician—rather than receiving legitimate psychiatric care. His life ended abruptly when he fell from a thirteenth-story hotel window in New York City. While officially ruled a suicide, the presence of a suspicious head wound and the orchestrated nature of his final days suggest a more sinister reality, raising enduring questions about the agency's involvement in his death.