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Object

Stolen ConSumCard

A stolen plastic microcard embedded with a Company credit microstrip, valued at a thousand talmars. Its untraceable, artisanal fabrication erases any digital footprint unless activated by the holder. The single redemption portal—ConSum Bank terminal on Subway Thirty-Seven—anchors Mandrell’s financial leverage over the Doctor to coerce Leela’s obedience. The card’s pristine exterior masks its unseen transactional past, becoming the physical instrument of coercion that bridges Mandrell’s hidden records and Mandrell’s overt threats.
4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments
S15E13 · The Sun Makers Part 1
Mandrell weaponizes the stolen ConSumCard

The ConSumCard in the Doctor’s name, valued at a thousand untraceable talmars, is revealed by Mandrell as the central coercive tool. Its pristine state ensures invisibility to Company records until withdrawal at the ConSum Bank, making it both resource and hostage lever.

Before: newly fabricated and untouched by Company ledgers
After: in Doctor’s possession but marked by Mandrell as leveraged against Leela’s life
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S15E13 · The Sun Makers Part 1
Doctor forced to pretend to be an Ajack

The stolen ConSumCard, issued to Citizen Doctor, becomes the Doctor’s temporary lifeline and lever of coercion. Mandrell wields it as both tool for extraction and trap, knowing an untraceable card’s redemption at Subway 37 requires Ajack identity.

Before: Recently fabricated by Veet, newly cut in the Doctor’s name, unused and thus invisible to Company records
After: In the Doctor’s possession temporarily but tied to Mandrell’s deadline and Leela’s life
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S15E13 · The Sun Makers Part 1
Mandrell sets execution deadline for Doctor

Mandrell weaponizes a stolen ConSumCard—valuable at one thousand untraceable talmars—as both coercive tool and payment incentive. The unregistered card becomes the Doctor's lifeline: use it to withdraw talmars from Subway Thirty-Seven's ConSum Bank before the candle gutters, or face Leela's execution. Its smooth surface hides Mandrell's malicious leverage.

Before: Freshly fabricated by Veet with untraceable microloading, valued at one thousand talmars but not yet used
After: Activated immediately upon use at ConSum Bank, its untraceability making it invisible to Company records until withdrawal
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S15E13 · The Sun Makers Part 1
Doctor and Cordo prepare for mission

Mandrell provides the Doctor with a forged ConSumCard microloaded for a thousand talmars, crafted by Veet. This untraceable card becomes the instrument of Mandrell’s coercion, forcing the Doctor to navigate the ConSum Bank system under duress. Its untraceability is both its power and its fragility.

Before: Newly fabricated by Veet, untraced on Company systems, held by Mandrell’s organization prior to being handed to the Doctor.
After: Transferred to the Doctor’s possession, primed for a risky withdrawal at ConSum Bank on Subway Thirty-Seven.
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