The Bait | PATSY Ep. 5 - The Trap Closes

The plan is simple, and it is dangerous. Sheila Thompson, the fugitive, will become the bait. With the FBI's covert backing, she will leak a story to the criminal underworld: she double-crossed Marcus Voss in Miami and made off with a million dollars of his money.

Marcus Voss is a narcissist. The idea that his "patsy" outsmarted him will be infuriating. He won't be able to resist coming after her. Not for the money. For his pride.

Sheila waits in a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn—wired for sound and video. A perfect stage for the final act. Then Marcus arrives. And everything goes wrong.

"You still don't get it, do you? It was never about the money. It was about the game. Finding the perfect, trusting soul and watching it break. And you... you were a masterpiece."

Content Warnings: Psychological manipulation, violent confrontation, gunshots and physical violence, trauma and emotional distress, moral compromise.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_02 1:06

The idea that he's happy outside him will be infuriating. He won't be able to resist coming after you. Not for the money, but for his pride.

SPEAKER_03 1:18

The next few days were the longest of my life. Waiting. Knowing he was coming. We set up in a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The place was wired for sound and video, a perfect stage for the final act.

SPEAKER_02 2:08

He's on the move. The private jet landed at Peterborough an hour ago. He is using a new alias, but it's him. He's coming for you, Sheila. Remember the plan. Keep him talking. We need a confession on tape.

SPEAKER_03 2:23

I remember. And I thought about the woman I used to be. The nurse who was afraid of her own shadow. She was gone. I didn't know who I was now. But I knew I wasn't afraid anymore.

SPEAKER_02 3:09

He has two men with him. We're in position. It's all on you now, Sheila.

SPEAKER_00 4:21

Stealing from me? That's so common.

SPEAKER_03 4:25

You took my life, Marcus. I just took some of your money. Seems like a fair trade.

SPEAKER_00 4:34

You still don't get it, do you? It never was about the money, it was about the game. Finding the perfect trusting soul and watching it break. And you, you were a masterpiece.

SPEAKER_03 4:46

And what am I now?

SPEAKER_00 4:50

You're a loose end. Get the money and get rid of her.

SPEAKER_03 4:55

Before you do, there's something you should see.

SPEAKER_01 5:04

Sheila pulls out a small tablet. On the screen, a website is displayed. It's a simple page, but it's filled with photos, names, and stories.

SPEAKER_03 5:23

I call it the Voss Files. Every victim, every alias, every dollar you ever stole. I sent the link to every major news outlet in the country five minutes ago. It's over, Marcus. There's nowhere left to run.

SPEAKER_00 5:44

You can't do that.