Blackmail (Plot)

A Blackmail is one of the possible Plots in a game of Covert Action. This is a fairly simple plot to thwart, with only a handful of Participants that keep close contact with one another. Delaying the plot with Confiscations can give you plenty of time to Turn many, if not all of them.
==General Plot Overview==
In a Blackmail scenario, 5 participants attempt to coerce an important personality to cooperate with their plans by seducing him and taking scandalous photographs of the deed. This is performed loosely in four general steps:
The plot begins with several participants planning the operation and getting in touch with some of the other participants.
In the next step, the Inside Contact introduces the target to the charming Black Widow, and a Photographer takes pictures of the deed. This counts as a single Minor Crime. The Photographs are then sent to the Blackmailer.
In the third step, the Blackmailer commits the Primary Crime by issuing an ultimatum to the target, threatening to reveal the pictures to his wife.
In the final step, the Photographs are delivered directly to the Mastermind for safe-keeping.
==Mission Sets==
The Blackmail plot appears in 3 different Mission Sets:
* Election Campaign
* Federal Prison Break
* Stealth Fighter Heist
In each of these Mission Sets, the Blackmail plot will be the first or second plot in the set. It will never appear as the third (Ultimate) plot.
==Participants==
Role 	Role Arch. 	Actions
Organizer 	Organizer 	Begins the plot by contacting the Inside Contact, Black Widow and Photographer to explain their tasks.
Inside Contact	Inside Contact	Introduces the target to the Black Widow so they can "hit it off".
Contacts the Blackmailer to give him the name of the target's wife.
Black Widow 	Minor Agent 	Seduces the target at her apartment.
Photographer 	Minor Agent 	Photographs the liaisons at the Black Widow's apartment, acquiring the .Delivers the Photographs to the Blackmailer.
Blackmailer 	Major Agent 	Uses the Photographs to blackmail the target.Delivers the Photographs to the Mastermind.
Mastermind 	Mastermind 	Waits until the end of the plot to receive the .
==Items==
During a Blackmail plot, only one item is created. It will move between participants as the plot dictates:
Icon	Item Name 	Sequence of Events
 	Photographs	Acquired by the Photographer in a Minor Crime during the second part of the plot.Delivered to the Blackmailer, who uses this item in the Primary Crime.After the crime, delivered to the Mastermind, who will try to take this item with him Into Hiding.
==Plot Outline==
The following actions are performed by the participants in the plot. The order in which these actions will occur is not strict, and may change slightly depending on random factors, as well as in reaction to Max Remington's actions.
===Activation===
During this stage, the Organizer activates an Inside Contact and both Minor Agents. In addition the Inside Contact and Photographer both contact the Blackmailer to let him know what's going to happen.
By the end of this stage, the Organizer has completed his mission and will go into hiding unless Arrested or Turned.
===Acquisitions===
During this stage, the Inside Contact does his part by introducing the target to the Black Widow. The Minor Agents perform a single Minor Crime together, acquiring the Photographs item that's necessary for the Primary Crime. It is delivered directly from the Photographer to the Blackmailer.
By the end of this stage, the Inside Contact, Black Widow and Photographer have completed their missions, and will go into hiding unless Arrested or Turned.
===Execution===
No participants complete their missions at this stage.
===Resolution===
At this point all participants have completed their missions, and will go into hiding if not arrested or turned.
==Scoring==
This is a list of the points you will be rewarded for performing various actions during the course of the mission.
Action 	Target 	Points																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Organizer 	35 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Inside Contact	40 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Black Widow 	40 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Photographer 	25 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Blackmailer 	40 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Mastermind 	200 																																																																																																	
 	 	 																																																																																																	
Confiscations	 	50 																																																																																																	
In addition, the following failure will increase the Maximum Score by the listed amount of points:
Action 	Max. Score Increase
Fail to prevent the Primary Crime	400
Category:Plots