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Poker Face Tackles Corruption, Sabotage, and Murder in Minor League Baseball

Episode 5 of Season 2, 'Hometown Hero,' showcases Charlie Cale uncovering a deadly betting scheme and orchestrating justice on the field.

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in a baseball stadium in Poker Face

Overview

  • Charlie Cale goes undercover as a ball girl for the Montgomery Cheesemongers to investigate suspicious activity surrounding the team’s losing streak.
  • A group of players orchestrates a multimillion-dollar betting scheme by deliberately losing games, borrowing from loan sharks to fund their parlay.
  • Attempts to sabotage rookie pitcher Felix Domingo with hallucinogenic gum backfire, enhancing his performance rather than derailing it.
  • Rocket Russ Waddell kills Felix Domingo with a 101 mph fastball to cover up the scheme and frames the stadium’s faulty pitching machine for the death.
  • Charlie collaborates with law enforcement, setting up an undercover operation that leads to Russ’s arrest after he incriminates himself with another high-speed pitch.