Let her know that you could destroy her
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From: Obstacle: an Importunate Constable
She doesn't have to leave her post. It might be enough if she knows you could take it from her.
Game Instructions: Turn this Obstacle into a beneficial Opening card, and gain substantial Progress.
Unlocked with 
8 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
Challenge information
- 143 - very chancy (41%)
- 178 - chancy (51%)
- 212 - modest (61%)
- 247 - very modest (71%)
- 282 - low-risk (81%)
- 316 - straightforward (91%)
- 348 - straightforward (100%)
Shadowy, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of (41.66 x Venture Challenge Level). The above example is at Venture Challenge Level 5.
Success
Foolproof methods
You let her choose: lose her post, or continue to pursue any suspect but you. You point out that […] she can serve her pride or serve her city, but not both.
She is inventive and explicit about how she would like to murder you. But she complies.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Shadowy is increasing…
You've lost 8 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
You've gained 1 x A Flash Lay: Corrupt Constable
You've gained 25 x Flash Lay's Progress- You've lost 1 x A Flash Lay: an Importunate Constable
Failure
Unimpressed
You insinuate that you could ruin her career. She looks back at you wall-faced. Does she not understand you? […] Your nerve breaks before hers. When you leave your meeting place, she is filling another page of her notebook with exact, upright script.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Shadowy is increasing…
Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)- You've lost 1 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
