You’re climbing the ladder. You’ve got the numbers, the charm, the pedigree. One more step and that corner office is yours. But then she shows up. The boss’s wife. Sharp tongue. Killer smile. A little too interested in your “potential.”

What starts as flirtation turns into something... else. And just when you think you're winning? You realize you were the mark the whole time. This week’s episode is called “The Loyalty Test” -a story that might be fiction. Might be a warning. Either way—if you’re climbing the corporate ladder, you’d better listen.

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Michael Delacroix isn’t crazy. The world is.That’s why he stopped talking about justice and started delivering it—with a blade.But when a routine act of retribution turns strange, Michael uncovers something far more disturbing than guilt: willingness.The Penitent is a psychological thriller about grief, absolution, and the twisted comfort of being exactly what someone else needs you to be—even if that thing is a killer.

Twelve jurors. One open-and-shut case. A murder weapon. A suspect in custody. And a room full of strangers just trying to get home. But Frank Torrino didn’t show up to deliver a verdict. He showed up to expose a secret. The Jury is a pressure-cooker thriller about deception, justice, and what happens when the people deciding guilt… have plenty of their own. Every question leads to another lie. Every vote brings them closer to the truth. And someone in this room has everything to lose.