Gordon gecko who was in prison for eight years for insider trading in maale fraud stands taking his things from the clerk as he is about to get released the clerk handed him all his belongings in order and gecko put it inside a bag he has then handed a check that he earned there and a train ticket after taking this he walks out of prison and sees others getting picked up by friends and family he stands outside expecting someone to be there to pick him up but he quickly realizes no one is waiting he's completely alone
F forward to 7 years later 2008 Jake Moore is woken up by his girlfriend Winnie she started kissing him to wake him up and he woke up complaining she then told him that she was going to Washington for the weekend she then got up to pour a drink and Jake turned on the TV on the TV is gecko on a talk show promoting his new book is greed good he started talking about his previous life in Wall Street comparing it to his prison sentence the one Infamous Wall Street shark has reinvented himself as an author
and financial lecturer because if you can't be the system you might as well profit from criticizing it oh you watched it in prison you uh your show Winnie gecko's daughter heard her father's daughter and told Jake to turn off the TV but Jake kept watching she then turned around and angrily turned the TV off she then threw the remote and went to take a shower later Jay dropped Winnie at the airport and they said goodbye Jay grabed the engine and smirked come on bumblebee don't let me down now as he is doing so he receives
a call from Dr Masters Dr Masters told him that the market is doing well and they need more money to invest Jake asked how much he wanted and Dr Master specified that he wanted a couple of hundred million Jake reassured him he would get the money and ended the call Jake works at Keller zel Investments a major Wall Street firm once he gets there he attends a meeting and learns that the market is unstable during the meeting Jake was not on board with the ideas that were raised because they shouldn't take a risk like that
after a lot of back and forth the meeting ended and Jake went out to the office he found his mentor Lis zabel angrily talking to someone Jake asked if everything was good and zabel told him that he was okay and to stop asking him dumb questions Jake asked if he wanted to see him zabel then asked him to follow him to his office and they headed there despite the instability Jake receives a hefty $1.5 million bonus Jake looked at the check and all and asked why it was given to him and zel told him it
was a thank you for his hard work he then took out a spreadsheet and started sharing his confusion even though it shows a profit the numbers show a loss and when he asked about it he was told that they are profiting from the loss he asked how they could profit from the loss and Jake reassured him that it' be okay zabel couldn't be reassured by this he was worried about what was happening he then told Jake to spend the money on his beautiful girlfriend after discussing it for a while Jake got up kissed sabul on
the forehead and [Music] left following this Jake went to a fancy jewelry store to buy a ring the salesman showed him different rings but Jake asked to see a special one in a private Office later that night as he was drinking with his friend he showed him the ring he bought for Winnie his friend gave him a shot so that they can celebrate Jake being off the market as they walked after drinks they started to talk about the future Jake mentioned zabble and his friend made fun of him saying that he worshiped zabble his friend
is skeptical about zabble and the company doing well in general but Jake told his friend that he is confident and to show his confidence he will invest the money he got from his bonus his friend told him that he is acting like his mother and he shouldn't risk it plus why would he spot bonus me right now if we were in trouble huh makes no sense the next morning the office turned chaotic the company's stock starts crashing rapidly it quickly becomes clear that no amount of cash is going to stop the downward Jake held on
to his shares to the last minute his friends kept telling him that he was lying to himself by saying that the price would go up again Jay clenched his jaw he had been here before standing in the middle of chaos real realizing too late that he had been played just like that moment when he begged for help knowing that no one was coming in the movies Autobots always showed up at the last second in real life you either saved yourself or got crushed jakay kept his hopes up but his friend kept asking to get the
okay to sell Jake then decided to talk to zel and told his friend he would call him back and got up to find zabble his desk was empty and when Jake asked the assistant about zabel's whereabouts she simply told him that he was angry and not feeling not in not answering concerned Jake tracks down zabble who is out walking his wife's dog in the park having skipped work entirely zel is cryptic about most of the things but Jake kept asking what was going on he asked why he gave him the bonus at this time and
zabble simply told him that it was because he knew him zabble kept pushing Jake to use the money to support his life completely losing faith in his company but Jake was insistent on resurrecting it he kept reminding him about the amount of jobs that are on line because of this but nothing was working to make zabble hopeful about the situation desperate for answers Jake asks if Keller zabble will survive this crisis when he doesn't get an answer he asks if they are going under but zabble simply tells him he's asking the wrong question the real
question is who's not going under at this point Jake realizes zabel isn't just worried about the company he's already accepted that it's over meanwhile at the Federal Reserve zomble tries to negotiate a bailout for his firm he appeals to the US Treasury chairman hoping for some kind of Lifeline but his efforts are crushed by Breton James a former colleague turned ruthless rival who seems all too eager to watch him sink with Keller zabble on the verge of collapse James delivers a final insult to Louis zabble offering to buy out the company stock for a mere
$2 per share an almost laughable price compared to the $79 it was worth just a week ago after all these years you say this to me zomble once a Titan of all Street is now being cornered and humiliated zomble told them neither he nor his board is going to accept this price another man told him that they couldn't give him a better deal and if he doesn't accept this price he will go bankrupt zomo gets angry at this repeatedly telling them that he built the company and he'd rather take his chances with a bankruptcy court
than to sell it to them I'll take my chances in bankruptcy court before I sell to that Barrack James then said that they have nothing more to talk about and got up to leave as everyone was about to walk out Z reconsidered and he asked them if they could give them a price of $6 but James told him his final offer is $3 the two men started negotiating and finally zabble settled on $4 but James ruthlessly told him $3 and not a dime more the next morning Zabo woke up to his alarm he went to
the kitchen and had breakfast with his wife silently he then went out of his house and walked to the train station he got in the supermarket picked up a newspaper and got a snack inside the station he sat to have a snack and when he was done he approached the crowd that was waiting for the train he walked through the crowd pushing people to clear his way and when he saw a train approaching without hesitation he jumped in front of it shortly after Jake sees the devastating news on TV zumble has taken his own life
he cried looking at this news at the same time Winnie returned from her trip she hugged him and told him that she has just heard and that she was sorry reeling from shock he turns to Winnie for comfort as they stand hugging each other Jake proposes to her she looked at him with tears filling her eyes he told her he doesn't want to wait anymore and he loves her and Winnie happily accepted the proposal I'm out of a job I'm probably on the other side of broke you know after this Jake attended a conference of
Gordon gecko with his friend where he talked about his recently published book and stock market as Jake sat there listening to gecko's speech something clicked in his mind it reminded him of the first time he heard Optimus Prime speak powerful calculated almost hypnotic the kind of voice that could either lead you to victory or trick you into destruction I call it steroid banking still seeking Direction Jake meets with Gordon gecko after the conference he followed him outside and introduced himself he then tells him about his upcoming marriage to Winnie hearing that Jake is marrying his
daughter gecko told him he would give him 10 minutes and they walked talking about Jake's work as they ride the subway together gecko opens up a about his estranged daughter Winnie has refused to speak to him for years blaming him for her brother Rudy's unal living himself you know what you're a smart kid just just walk away during the conversation Jake notices an old photograph of Winnie as a child in gecko's possession he asks if he can have it but gecko always one for a deal suggests a trade Jake can have the picture if he
brings him a recent one of Winnie along with the photo gecko hands Jak's business card recognizing an opportunity Jake Jake strikes a deal with gecko he will help gecko reconnect with Winnie in exchange for gecko's help in exposing Britain James as expected gecko ever the strategist agrees but not without making it clear that every deal comes with a price by the way um the rumors unable following this Jake starts digging and uncovers a crucial piece of information James personally benefited from Keller zbl downfall his firm manipulated false reports about an African oil rig being nationalized
causing panic and sinking stock values to get James's attention Jake orchestrates a financial hits leading to the company losing 120 million Church Schwarz is behind that it's just a rumor you might take a hit amid all this Jake and Winnie take a trip to Long Island to visit Jake's mother Sylvia a struggling real estate agent her financial troubles are piling up and she asks Jake for $200,000 to help her hold on to her properties though hesitant Jake gives her the money don't patronize your mother Jacob Lawrence of course I know the risks involved as Winnie
and Jake are coming back from their trip Jake received a call about James requesting a meeting with Jake talk about being intimidated Jake attended a party that night to meet James instead of retaliation James surprises him with an offer he admires Jake's ambition and wants him on his team but there's a catch if Jake refuses James makes it clear that his career on Wall Street will be over understanding the game Jake accepts the job not out of loyalty but as part of his plan to take Jake James down from the inside see I find that
everybody has a number and it's usually an exact number so what is yours the next morning Jake went to see gecko to tell him that James offered him a job he also delivers the photograph of Winnie he had promised in return gecko provides a crucial Revelation Locus fund a private offshore hedge fund has been betting against Keller's abble this wasn't just bad luck it was sabotage geeko drops another bombshell so now you got his attention how you going to shine sitting on his son he believes James played a key role in his imprisonments Jake is
surprised he had always assumed that bud Fox was the sole reason gecko ended up behind bars after Fox's conviction for insider trading in 1985 to 86 but according to gecko while Fox exposed himself that was nothing compared to the deeper betrayals that followed he reveals that he and James fell out in 1988 and though he can prove it he strongly suspects James had a hand in putting him away gecko as always wants something in return this time he asks Jake to to set up a face-to-face meeting with Winnie you're going to see what you can
do about getting Winnie and me back together again well following this he and Winnie joined gecko for the meal during the evening gecko spots a well-known businessman and eagerly introduces himself hoping to reclaim some of his former influence but times have changed he's brushed off as a nobody a relic of wall Street's past as the dinner progresses Winnie grows increasingly frustrated she watches her father with suspicion seeing no real change in his behavior when he starts slipping back into his old habits she finally has enough angry and disappointed she storms out of the restaurant Jake
rushes after her but she warns him if he keeps engaging with gecko they'll both be dragged down why did you make me do that Jak you don't understand this is none of your business my bus meanwhile things take a turn for Jake at work push decides so that james' top executive can lead a high-profile pitch to Chinese investors however Jake refuses to stay in the shadows his initiative and sharp instincts impress Bretton and the firm ends up making even more money from his ideas using the reaction between hot water on the surface and cold water
beneath to power the lasers Bren reassures him that the company is thriving but insists that nobody should know just how bad things are getting the economy slowly but surely is unraveling despite the growing Financial uncertainty Jake and Winnie receive an invitation to an exclusive fundraiser hosted by James gecko sees this as an opportunity and asks Jake for $10,000 so he can attend as well hoping for one last check to reconnect with Winnie consider it done I just got to put you in another table you know it's got to look like an accident at the event
gecko unexpectedly bumps into Bud Fox who has long since moved on from his past after serving his sentence Fox rebuil his career expanding blue star Airlines into one of the most successful carriers in the country eventually he sold the company making himself a multi-millionaire in the process unlike gecko Fox managed to leave the scandals behind he offers a polite nod of recognition wishes gecko well and G gives him a piece of advice stay out of trouble stay out of trouble as the fundraiser continues James pulls Jake aside and delivers a long awaited update the Chinese
investors are committing $150 million to the fusion energy project Jake has been advocating for it's a major breakthrough and for the first time it seems like his dream might actually become a reality meanwhile gecko makes his move after all these years he comes face to face with Winnie outside the building Winnie and gecko have a tense and emotional conversation gecko tells her that she is the only thing in his life that truly matters his one real possession he insists that she will always be his girl until the day he dies despite years of resentment something
in his words gets to Winnie Jake watches as she hesitates then finally gives in embracing her father meanwhile Jake moves forward with his professional Ambitions he informs the chief researcher that the long await investment funds are on their way hoping it will push the fusion energy project closer to reality but bigger problems Loom the American economy is spiraling toward disaster and by September to October 2008 the stock market loses billions in what becomes one of the worst Financial crashes in history literally 180 points just added to the de you can hear the back at their
apartment Jake delivers the Grim news to Winnie that everything they know is falling apart but Winnie instead of panicking drops a bombshell of her own own she's pregnant why because I'm pregnant Jake he kisses her realizing that despite the chaos they now have something truly worth fighting for the next morning Jake and James went riding and started walking at this time James revealed a shocking truth James has been actively working against the fusion energy project not because it wouldn't work but because it would unlike oil Fusion energy cannot be monopolized and that makes it unprofitable
for people like James INF furi ated by his greed Jake finally reaches his breaking point he quits knowing he no longer wants any part of that world consider the motorcycle part of your s you Jake had seen this before powerful forces thinking they were Untouchable but even Megatron fell when the time came this time there were no Autobots he had to fight alone desperate for a way to salvage things he turns to gecko once more this time gecko offers him a solution Winnie has a $100 million trust f F sitting in a Swiss bank account
gecko had set it up for her when she was born in the 1980s but after Rudy's death she cut ties with the money when gecko was released from prison he wanted access to the funds to rebuild his Empire but win he refused she had always considered donating it to charity but never actually went through with it and gecko assures Jake that if Winnie releases the funds their future will be secure convinced Jake reaches out to Winnie and she finally agrees they did everything gecko told them have your father Co time and we will see to
it that the funds are transferred thank you at the same time his mother Sylvia arrived once again begging for money the housing market collapse has wiped her out and she asks for $100,000 to keep her afloat but Jake now wise to her habits refuses to bail her out completely he gives her $30,000 and tells her he won't keep funding her Reckless real estate Ventures sanity what you need to do is you need to go back to Henry you need to get another job okay amidst this Jake gets a disturbing call the money never arrived panicked
he realizes something is wrong now realizing the truth Jake rushes to gecko's apartment only to find it completely empty gecko is gone as he was standing there he remembered everything and realized that gecko had double crossed back don't go back in there Jake devastated he tells Winnie everything he confesses that he had been meeting with gecko behind her back trying to rebuild their relationship but now it's clear that gecko never truly changed he played them both manipulating the situation to get exactly what he wanted betrayed and heartbroken Winnie calls off the engagement she tells Jake
that she can no longer trust him or feel safe in his presence without another word he leaves determined to confront gecko Jake follows him to England where he finds him back in business running a powerful Financial firm using the very same $100 million he stole from Winnie and Jake Jake makes one final offer to gecko if he returns when he's stolen $100 million he'll get something far more valuable in exchange a place in his grandson's life he shows gecko an ultrasound image of his unborn son hoping it might trigger some sense of family loyalty for
a moment gecko seems moved but then his expression hardens he refuses saying it's not about the money it's about the game giving up that fortune in his eyes is a deal he simply can't make he isn't just trying to stay Rich he's fighting to remain on top Jake sees the truth gecko will never change over the next few weeks Jake starts piecing everything together the collapse of Keller Zabo the federal bailouts and the Shady deals propping up James's company using the information gecko had previously gathered Jake exposes the entire scheme Winnie who has returned to
journalism runs the story The Fallout is immediate Bren James is publicly disgraced and the company's board of directors led by Julia steinhardt turns against are you stupid or what meanwhile gecko thrives his london-based financial firm now a Powerhouse attracts the same investors who once shunned him James is forced to testify before Congress about his involvement in the financial collapse his influence Stripped Away as wall Street's biggest players abandon it but I want you to know you're under investigation on accusations of tax evasion he had once been the ultimate Predator but now he's just another casualty
left defend for himself as the shark Circle gecko short sold the market at the perfect moment turning the $100 million he stole from Winnie into a staggering one billion dollar one evening Jake spots Winnie now heavily pregnant struggling with her bags outside her apartment he rushes to help as they talk Winnie mentions that the baby has been kicking all night keeping her awake when Jake places a hand on her stomach he feels it too for a brief moment there's a flicker of warmth between them but they don't reconcile too much has happened good night good
night then gecko appears but instead of his usual arrogance there's something different about him he tells them that he anonymously transferred all of Winnie's stolen $100 million into the fusion research account I deposited a check of100 million he doesn't explain why but the message is clear he already won the game and maybe just maybe he isn't completely heartless and maybe you know you'll let me be a father again a year later they host their son's first birthday party surrounded by friends and family and among the guests standing in the garden is Gordon geeka now not
just a billionaire but a father and a grandfather watching from a distance as life moves on
