Over sixty years, over a million ‘orphans’ were adopted by Western families worldwide. Now many discover their past was a lie. From the children stolen from their mothers during the Pinochet dictatorship to Africa’s fake orphans, international adoption is at the heart of an unprecedented scandal. We join investigative journalists, activists, and researchers in South Korea, Sweden, France, Chile, Germany, Holland, and Switzerland. How did this colossal, lucrative market thrive? And why does it continue today?