S1·E38 Dog Burglar

Episode recap

Task: Write an episode recap for Adam's Law S1E38 (Dog Burglar).
Constraints:
Length: 280-380 words.
Style: Grounded, neutral, encyclopedic, plain text (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Content: ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Strictness: No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, or plot points. If not in the material, omit it.
Goal: Professional archivist tone.
Series Title: Adam's Law (2026).
Genre: Reality.
Producers: Judge Judy Sheindlin and her award-winning team of producers.
Premise: Judge Sheindlin passes the gavel to her son, Adam Levy.
Episode Title: Dog Burglar (S1E38).
Episode Synopsis: A vicious backyard dog fight leaves one dog dead and two critically injured; now neighbors sue each other for vet bills and fence repairs.
Source [4]: Mentions WGA Awards nominations for other shows, but nothing specific to Adam's Law content/episodes.
The synopsis is very short: "A vicious backyard dog fight leaves one dog dead and two critically injured; now neighbors sue each other for vet bills and fence repairs."
The series info: Adam's Law is a reality series from 2026 produced by Judge Judy Sheindlin and her team. The judge is Adam Levy, who is Sheindlin's son.
The user wants 280-380 words.

Problem: The provided text is extremely sparse. If I strictly follow "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES" and "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing," I cannot reach 280-380 words without violating the "no inventing" rule.

Wait, let me re-read the instructions.
"Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap..."
"If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing."

This is a contradiction. If I am concise, I will be around 40-50 words. If I am 280-380 words, I must invent details. However, the primary instruction is "You write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. You never invent or guess..."

In professional prompt engineering/instruction following, the "Never invent" rule is a hard constraint for an archivist persona. The word count is a target, but the "verifiable facts only" is the core logic. However, if I provide only 40