The Profit - Season 3, Episode 19: 240 Sweets

Run by couple Alexa and Sam, 240sweet manufactures artisan marshmallows. However, their production is seriously hampered due to an ambiguous arrangement with Alexa's father, Max, whose condiment-manufacturing business takes up 90% of the floor space and contaminates the marshmallows with spices. Marcus offers $100,000 for 46% of the company, with 10% going to dedicated accountant Dede and the remainder going to Alexa and Sam, on the condition that they talk with Max about moving out. Marcus brings Sam and Alexa out to a farmer's market to determine their most popular flavours, and discover that Alexa's best-selling salted caramel is particularly underwhelming. Marcus brings in Pete Beringer (Sweet Pete's, Season 2) to consult, but Sam and Alexa are outwardly hostile to working with Pete. Back at the warehouse, a water pipe bursts, causing flooding, and Sam and Alexa have not spoken to Max about moving. Feeling that he is being used to mediate the discussion, Marcus gets Max to agree to move out. Marcus returns weeks later to find that Max has moved into a cheaper and larger facility and is happy with the new space. However, he meets with Dede to find that she has been ousted from the company. She confesses that Sam and Alexa used her cancer survival story to gain leverage with Marcus to get the deal. Marcus confronts the two owners. Sam shows an aggressive streak, having demanded that Dede contribute financially despite there being no condition requiring her to do so. Marcus concludes that Sam and Alexa had no intention of doing business with him, and only applied for the show to get Max out and for publicity.