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The Fortune Teller's Fraud

2023/10/23
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Jude Devereaux, a wealthy romance novelist, seeks help from a psychic named Rose, who manipulates her into paying large sums for supposed spiritual guidance, leading to financial and emotional devastation.

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Rose Marks runs a fortune telling business that attracts people with big problems and even bigger wallets. In the early 1990s, she reels in one of her most lucrative clients: A wealthy romance novelist looking for a way out of her unhappy marriage. Rose offers comfort and advice, but it comes at a steep cost: a million dollars a year. But when Rose takes things too far, her client will start to fight back in a way she never saw coming.

This episode includes descriptions of violence, emotional trauma, and abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, the National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 1-800-799-SAFE.

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