Chuck Rhoades, a powerful U.S. Attorney, is tipped to a case of insider trading with links to Axe Capital and Bobby "Axe" Axelrod.

Axe installs rigorous compliance measures to gird the company against the investigation by Chuck and the U.S. Attorney's office.

Chuck discovers that while he pursued Steven Birch, the rival Eastern District has made inroads in the Axe case.

After getting one of his portfolio managers out of trouble with the police, Axe takes a spontaneous trip to see Metallica in concert.

Axe orders his traders to unload their positions, and he unceremoniously disappears from Axe Capital, plunging the firm into chaos.

Axe is spoiling for a fight and plans a scorched-earth defense against this very public attack on his company.