Former CERN scientist turned Hedge Fund CEO Alex Hoffman anonymously receives an antique book at his Geneva mansion. That night, while his wife Gabby sleeps, Alex is attacked and left unconscious by an intruder.
A fatal plane crash. Airline stocks plummet. VIXAL's foresight makes the fund millions but Marieme is concerned about how this will look to regulators. Alex harbours his own concerns when he finds terrorist websites open on his computer.
Alex follows the intruder to a hotel in the red-light district. The man (KARP) claims Alex hired him to engage in sadistic fantasy before killing him - he shows Alex emails to prove it.
