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Tower for SaleInspired by a real case

Tower for Sale

Luxury hotel suite in Paris, 1925: on the mahogany table, a contract with a gold seal.

Paris, Saturday, May 23, 1925, 6 pm. In suite 412 of the Grand Hôtel Mirabeau, a stone's throw from the Concorde, a contract with the gold seal of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs lies on the table: the sale of the great iron tower as scrap, 7,000 tons of iron.

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AhemInspired by a real case

Ahem

Production room of a TV quiz show in 2001, at night, with monitors showing the empty stage.

A TV studio on the outskirts of London, Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 11 pm. The stage of "The Million Ladder" is empty, and the contestant's chair is still slowly turning under the spotlights.

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  • Godfrey KetteringGodfrey KetteringAccounting teacher at a technical college in Leicester, contestant in the selection row, 53
  • Philippa DunleavyPhilippa DunleavyThe show's contestant coordinator, 31
  • Marjorie PennickMarjorie PennickRetired woman and fan of the show, seated in the front row of the audience, 66
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Fifth VoteInspired by a real case

Fifth Vote

Hotel meeting room in Salt Lake City, 2002, at night, with Olympic badges and snow at the window.

Salt Lake City, Monday, February 11, 2002, 11:30 pm. Winter Games. Two hours ago, in the figure skating pairs final, the Ukrainian pair botched a jump and two landings and still took the gold, by 5 votes to 4.

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  • Taras HnatyukTaras HnatyukCoach of the Ukrainian pair that won the gold, 52
  • Reinhold AignerReinhold AignerPresident of the Austrian skating federation, 58
  • Janelle HatchJanelle HatchVolunteer on the night front desk and switchboard of the judges' hotel, 44
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Table CornerInspired by a real case

Table Corner

Chicago ballroom turned bridge tournament, with felt tables split by screens.

Chicago, an August Friday in 2015, 11 pm. In the ballroom of a lakeside hotel, the bridge tables are still cut in half by wooden screens, with the trays resting underneath.

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Dead WeightInspired by a real case

Dead Weight

Weigh-in tent at a lakeside fishing tournament, with a digital scale and a handwritten scoreboard.

Cleveland, Friday, September 30, 2022, 5 pm. In the weigh-in tent at the east marina, on the shore of Lake Erie, five walleyes rest in a sealed plastic bag beside the scale.

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