Able Edwards (2004)

Plotzle Sci-Fi · Puzzle #3 · April 25, 2026 · Drama / Comedy

Six plot descriptions for Able Edwards (2004). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. An unmotivated college dropout takes a job at his uncle's failing furniture store and accidentally becomes the face of their new advertising campaign when a commercial he improvised goes viral locally.
2. A woman discovers her late grandfather was nicknamed Able Edwards by wartime friends and she tracks down three elderly veterans to learn why but their stories contradict each other completely.
3. Two roommates in Portland create a fictional person named Able Edwards to win a radio contest but the lie spirals when the station wants to interview him and they hire an actor.
4. A recently divorced man joins a community theater production to meet new people and develops an awkward friendship with the director while learning his ex-wife is dating someone from the same cast.
5. A clone of a deceased entertainment executive is created to restore his corporation's former success, but while working to revive reality entertainment in a virtual world, he realizes he needs his own identity.
6. A small-town bartender named Edwards convinces his reluctant brother to help stage a fake motivational seminar tour across Nebraska and the scheme actually inspires several attendees to change careers.