Alfred Herrhausen proposes a government-backed billion-dollar loan to the USSR that could reshape the entire world.

When Herrhausen's initial attempts to broker a deal with the USSR fail, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl calls him back to Berlin under a cloud of embarrassment.

A successful Moscow deal establishes Herrhausen as the most influential man in global finance - and puts him at the top of the Red Army Faction's hit list.

Herrhausen redoubles his attempts to place Deutsche Bank at the center of the new economic landscape - with tragic consequences.