Massimo Ruggero makes his bank millions by speculating on the Greek crisis in the hope of getting the vice-CEO position, however, CEO Dominic Morgan denies him the promotion because of a scandal involving his past.

Feeling betrayed and abandoned, Massimo devises a plan to create a scandal against NYL and leave it after cashing in. As he is about to push the button on his exposé, Massimo learns that Dominic is hiding something.

Massimo tries to determine if Dominic is secretly handling business for Gaddafi, against whom the Libyan War has now been launched; Detective Vicky Bale suspects that Massimo is involved in his colleague's death.

Massimo's traders fall into a trap set up by Dominic, who intervenes to save the bank; Massimo is about to discover why Dominic denied him the promotion but Vicky's investigation is suddenly shut down.

Dominic reveals that he knows about his wife and Massimo's indiscretion; after NYL's near miss with the Irish bank, Dominic feels he cannot trust Massimo and suspends him as head of trading.

Professionally wounded, Massimo cuts a deal with Vicky to obtain the secret dossier in exchange for the capture of Duval, the elusive head of counter-information platform and Sofia's employer, Subterranea.