Caleb Thorne's purchase of Red Dead Redemption 2 spirals into obsession as he becomes absorbed in the game's rich narrative and moral complexity. Deep within the epilogue, as he pursues justice for Arthur Morgan, a crippling system error interrupts everything. Consumed by rage at the glitch, Caleb doesn't foresee how this digital disaster will shatter the barrier between virtual and real, irrevocably rewriting his future.