Fraud Salesman -2022- Neonx Original (Desktop)

Release Year: 2022
Network/Platform: NeonX Original
Genre: Psychological Thriller / Corporate Crime Drama
Tagline: “He’s selling a dream. You’re buying a nightmare.”
Synopsis: A charismatic but morally bankrupt corporate trainer, Leo Vance, travels from failing business to failing business, selling “leadership miracles.” However, when he targets a family-owned pharmaceutical company hiding a deadly secret, Leo realizes he’s no longer the biggest predator in the room.

Episode 1: “The Close”
Leo cons a struggling tech startup into a $200k “executive retooling” package. Introduces his three-step fraud: Mirror, Amplify, Sell.

Episode 2: “Pendel’s Door”
Leo targets Pendel Pharma. Arthur Pendel smells a con but hires Leo to distract the board while he buries a deadly drug side effect. Fraud Salesman -2022- NeonX Original

Episode 3: “The Reverse Pivot”
Detective Roh links Leo’s past victims to a suicide. Leo discovers Pendel’s secret – the drug “Neuraxin” causes organ failure in 5% of patients.

Episode 4: “Two Predators”
Leo tries to blackmail Arthur. Arthur counter-blackmails Leo using Kendra’s past disbarment threat. Unlikely forced partnership. Introduces his three-step fraud: Mirror, Amplify, Sell

Episode 5: “Fake Exit, Real Trap”
Leo fakes a merger to extract $5M. Roh closes in. Kendra secretly works with Roh to flip Leo.

Episode 6: “Closing the Mark”
Leo turns state’s evidence on Pendel in exchange for immunity – but Roh arrests both men. Final scene: Leo, in prison, teaching a fraud class to inmates. Episode 3: “The Reverse Pivot” Detective Roh links

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