An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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con deceptionrise & fallcat & mouseinfidelityambition hubriscorruption powercon artistanti-heromentor studentrivalscorruption
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