You own 30% of a profitable Long Island City events company you helped build over eight years. On a Tuesday afternoon in July, you open an email from your managing member titled "Urgent Capital Call." It demands you wire $475,000 in 30 days for "working capital and expansion." If you don't, your operating agreement says your interest gets diluted — from 30% down to roughly 6%. You don't have $475,000 sitting in a checking account, and you suspect the business doesn't actually