A professional hockey player confronts his rival, Dante Russo, in his hotel room. He reveals that a team sponsor named Thorne planted a hidden camera and is blackmailing him with a video. Thorne demands he deliberately lose the upcoming game by at least three points, threatening to leak the footage and destroy his career. The player, feeling trapped and facing ruin, declares he will throw the match as demanded, leaving his rival with the weight of this corrupt scheme.