Charlie Jade (2005)

S1E7 Diamonds

Charlie's quest to retrieve his artificial diamond ring, which he had pawned to purchase a car, takes him to Eckman, a merciless diamond dealer. Eckman has been secretly producing cultured diamonds for Vexcor, posing a threat to the Betaverse diamond market. Unbeknownst to him, he is collaborating with Vexcor to generate a vast supply of artificial diamond chips intended for implantation in every citizen of the Betaverse.