What can be the connection between Lemony Snicket and a real estate development west of Brisbane? And when can being transparent in business verge on oversharing?

Chris Baskerville will once again a share a tale, this one of a some unfortunate events that alone may have caused grief, but one after the other they combined into an omnishambles.

Bear with some vague dates and a bit of flaky maths as we sift through the 'how not to' show lending risk and by not taking a few steps, a well-intentioned business owner put it all up for grabs. At the time, perhaps things were always going to going bad, but they couldn't have been much worse at the time.

As always, take note of a few things that might have changed the outcome. Listen in!