Blood stained the street outside of a hospital in Nice, France, on a spring morning in 2014.

Monaco's richest woman lay dying beside her faithful chauffeur,

victims of a brazen assassination that would expose a web of betrayal at the heart of the principalities elite.

This is Monsters.

Music This is Monsters. Stone by stone by stone, Monaco's mightiest real estate empire rose from the callous hands of a humble Italian craftsman.

Jean-Baptiste Pasteur arrived from Liguruerius Sunbleached coast in 1880, carrying nothing but masonry tools and determination. His modest beginnings would spawn a dynasty

that reshaped the contours of the world's second smallest nation. He started his own company,

J.B. Pestor and Fills in 1920, and it went on to become the largest

building company in Monaco. Their breakthrough arrived in 1936, a royal commission from Prince

Louis II to build Monaco's first football stadium. That prestigious project cemented a bond between the Pastors and the Grimaldi dynasty

that would endure for generations. Post-war Monaco presented golden opportunities. Jean-Baptiste had one

child, a son named Gildo Pastor. He followed in his father's footsteps and had a shrewd eye. He recognized potential

in stretches of waterfront land, acquiring vast parcels at bargain prices. His vision crystallized

as Monaco blossomed into a sanctuary for the world's wealthy. The watershed moment struck in

1966 when Prince Rainier authorized Gildo to

raise gleaming towers along the coveted coastline. The pastoral's genius lay in their patient

strategy. While others sold properties for quick profits, they held their assets amassing wealth

through steady rental income.

Their construction empire employed 500 workers that birthed Monaco's landmarks,

the Sporting Deti, Monaco Yacht Club, Louis II Stadium, and countless luxury residences.

Gildo inherited the business after his father's death in

1966. He had married Emily Briante on April 27, 1936, and the couple had three children

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