thriller · Interactive Fiction

The Last Score

You retired three years ago.

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About this story

You retired three years ago. Moved to Barcelona. Learned to cook paella. Stopped checking exits when you entered a room. Almost. Then Leo called. Your old mentor -- the man who taught you everything about locks, forgeries, and the fine art of walking out of a building with something that wasn't yours when you walked in. He's 74. He's dying. And his life's greatest score -- a Vermeer he lifted from a private collection thirty years ago -- is about to surface at Castellano & Voss, one of the most prestigious auction houses in Europe. If it sells, the provenance trail leads back to Leo. And then to a collector named Reeves, who has been looking for that painting for three decades with the patience of a man who never forgets and never forgives. Leo doesn't have thirty days. He might not have thirty hours. The auction house is hosting a charity gala in 72 hours. Black tie. Three hundred guests. And half the criminals in Europe will be there, because criminals love charity the way cats love closed doors -- they can't resist finding out what's on the other side. You need to get in. Find the painting. Get it out. And do it without anyone -- the auction house, the collector, or the very talented rival thief who's already casing the building -- knowing you were ever there. You swore you'd never do another job. But Leo didn't call to ask. He called because he knows you can't say no.

Meet the cast

Leo Vargas

Retired Master Thief / Mentor

Speaks in chess metaphors because he genuinely thinks in chess.

Diana Voss

Head of Security, Castellano & Voss

Asks questions she already knows the answer to -- the question is a test of your honesty, not her ignorance.

Yuki Tanaka

Rival Thief / Potential Ally

Treats everything like a competition she's already winning.

Mr. Reeves

Collector / Antagonist

Old money voice, new money hunger.

Priya Chandrasekaran

Hacker / Intel Specialist (Undercover as Gala Caterer)

Talks fast because she thinks fast and finds the gap between thought and speech frustrating.

What you'll explore

heistcomedythrillercrimeart-theftgalabarcelonaauction-housecharacter-driventime-pressureinformation-economymultiple-npcsbranching-narrativesmart-characterscountdowncover-identity

Content notes: crime, mild violence, deception, terminal illness

How it begins

Leo's apartment smells the way it always has: cigarettes, old paper, and the particular brand of instant coffee that no amount of money could make him stop drinking. He sits in the leather chair by the window, thinner than the last time you saw him, a chessboard on the table beside him with a game half-played against himself.