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Fake Timepiece Takedown
Your $8,000 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch, purchased from Geneva Luxe Gallery, is a sophisticated fake - confirmed by three independent experts. Now facing potential financial ruin, you must confront Marcus Sterling, the gallery's owner who's threatening to destroy your reputation if you pursue this claim. Time is literally money, and yours is running out.
Your Role
Deceived luxury watch collector seeking justice
Partner
Marcus Sterling, Owner of Geneva Luxe Gallery
Challenged
Survived
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Clean Cash, Dirty Secret
As owner of 'The Rusty Anchor' bar, you're barely staying afloat when Miguel Herrera, a cartel accountant, makes you an offer you can't refuse. He demands you launder $50,000 through your business weekly, threatening your teenage daughter's safety if you decline. Every transaction risks exposure to the IRS and local police, who've already been watching your establishment.
Your Role
Owner of The Rusty Anchor bar, single parent
Partner
Miguel Herrera (Cartel Financial Officer)
Challenged
Survived
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Street Food Showdown
Your successful Korean fusion food truck has claimed the lucrative corner of 6th and Market for months. Now, the notorious Moretti brothers have arrived with their fleet of Italian food trucks, demanding you relocate immediately. Their reputation for 'resolving' territory disputes is making your hands shake as you face them.
Your Role
Owner of 'Seoul Food Fusion' food truck
Partner
Marco Moretti
Challenged
Survived
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Cinema's Digital Nightmare
At the most anticipated film premiere of the year, the $150,000 digital projector crashes during the opening credits. Marcus Chen, the only certified Barco technician within 100 miles, arrives but refuses to fix it unless granted exclusive backstage access to meet A-list celebrities. With 500 VIP guests waiting and millions in publicity at stake, time is running out.
Your Role
Theater Operations Manager
Partner
Marcus Chen - Digital Cinema Systems Engineer
Challenged
Survived
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Dream School Interrogation
Your interview at Stanford takes a dark turn when Dean Harrison reveals a folder containing your complete social media history. What began as a standard admission interview becomes an intense psychological battle as she dissects your online persona, questioning your character and worthiness. The next 15 minutes will determine not just your academic future, but your entire reputation.
Your Role
High-achieving senior applicant with a perfect academic record
Partner
Dean Victoria Harrison
Challenged
Survived
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Heirloom Horror Story
Your great-grandmother's irreplaceable Victorian furniture collection has been butchered by a fraudulent restoration expert who promised to preserve its authenticity. Now you're facing down the arrogant craftsman who not only destroyed your family heritage but refuses to acknowledge any wrongdoing. The modified pieces have lost both their monetary and sentimental value.
Your Role
Devastated heir to a prestigious family collection
Partner
Marcus Thorne, Master Restorer
Challenged
Survived
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Mystery Key Crisis
After a long workday, you discover subtle signs someone has been in your apartment - a moved coffee mug, slightly shifted furniture, different window blind positions. The building management denies any scheduled maintenance, yet claims their master key log shows no recent entries. Your sense of security begins to unravel.
Your Role
Concerned Tenant in Unit 407
Partner
Ms. Regina Webb - Property Manager
Challenged
Survived
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Toxic Tap Crisis
During peak dinner service, customers begin complaining about a chemical taste in their water. Laboratory results reveal dangerous levels of industrial runoff in your restaurant's water supply, with dozens of guests already served. The health department is en route, and your reputation hangs by a thread.
Your Role
Restaurant Owner & Head Chef
Partner
Health Inspector Marion Chase
Challenged
Survived
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Shark Fin Smuggling
As sous chef at the prestigious Koi Room, you've discovered your restaurant is secretly serving illegal shark fin soup to elite clientele. Your executive chef demands your silence, but a marine conservation officer is investigating. One wrong move could destroy your career or make you complicit in wildlife trafficking.
Your Role
Sous Chef at The Koi Room
Partner
Chef Marcus Chen
Challenged
Survived
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Dealer Behind the Bar
You've stumbled onto something you shouldn't have seen at The Obsidian Room nightclub. The bartender's side business involves little baggies and underage kids, but now they've locked eyes with you across the bar. You're alone, it's 2 AM, and they're already moving towards the service exit – clearly expecting you to follow.
Your Role
Regular customer who usually comes alone on Thursdays
Partner
Marcus 'Ice' Chen, Lead Bartender
Challenged
Survived
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Pepperoni Power Play
Your family pizzeria, passed down through three generations, is now being targeted by the Salvatore crime family. They're demanding $2,000 monthly 'insurance' payments, threatening to release rats into your kitchen and ensure health inspectors find multiple violations. You have 48 hours to negotiate terms or face the consequences.
Your Role
Owner of Giuseppe's Traditional Pizzeria
Partner
Vincent 'The Butcher' Salvatore
Challenged
Survived
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Cork-Sniffing Conspiracy
As a junior sommelier at Le Vigne restaurant, you've stumbled upon damning evidence that Master Sommelier Victoria Chen has been accepting €5000 bribes to pass failing candidates. With your own certification exam in two days, she's called you into her private wine cellar for a 'special tasting' that feels more like a threat.
Your Role
Junior Sommelier & Certification Candidate
Partner
Master Sommelier Victoria Chen
Challenged
Survived
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