Marlon Rivers, a young African-American finance wunderkind specialized in the 'Monte Carlo' system, meets Margot Marshall, a mystery LA woman who has just landed in New York that fateful day. Early that morning, Marlon quits and he is now confronted by an existential choice he has to make. Will he follow his heart and explore this unexpected encounter? Or will he just ignore the moment and keep on that lonely road that he carved for himself? As the day progress, it is clear that hedge fund manager Vlad Rosos and his inner sanctum have a different idea of the future of their genius analyst, Marlon Rivers. It is revealed that he has intimate knowledge regarding the darker side of some nefarious dealings related to the international pharmaceutical business of the financial firm. With the guidance of his uncle Larry Victor and under the benevolent eye of Bob, a Backgammon buddy of Larry doubling as a number's guy for Vlad, will Marlon escape the wrath of the masters of the universe and ...