EPILOGUE
Guido Landi was sitting at his desk, the Neue Züricher Zeitung open to the company news section. He had just finished reading with satisfaction an account of the takeover of what remained of Weissenstein's banking empire by Cesare Cavalese and his business group. And his own promotion.
He lit a cigarillo and drew on it, savouring the taste. He had to smile at the way his strategy had succeeded in foiling Weissenstein's plans and forcing his bank into insolvency and liquidation.
His pleasant thoughts were interrupted by the intercom buzzing on his private line. He pressed a button and his secretary put the caller through.
"Congratulations," a woman's voice with a strong Irish accent said. ''I read that you have been made chairman of the newly formed InterBanking Corporation AG,
