Bad Faith City: Manifest Destiny

In a nameless Midwestern city that smells of smoke and second chances, ex-gang lieutenant Jimmy Callahan thinks he’s finally gone straight—until a businessman from back east buys his old sins, files them under “assets,” and calls it progress.Now Jimmy runs trucks, his partner Crispin keeps the books crooked, and torch singer Virginia Lane sells the dream from a nightclub stage. On paper they’re leverage. In Stefan’s world, leverage bleeds.When a model factory town, a “routine” shipment, and a stubborn out-of-town cop collide, the illusion cracks. Trucks hide more than rubber. Ledgers hide more than numbers. And every favor Jimmy ever owed comes due at once.Caught between an investor and a justice system that wakes up for spectacle, Jimmy has one shot to pay for the past without losing the people who made escape worth wanting.In this city, nobody gets out clean—if they get out at all. Read more