Fortunately for the Earl, Miss Pym is on hand to make sure the gorgeous girl is introduced to some more feminine pursuits.
Disgruntled academic Nick Elliot is Dekker's greenest trader, content to ride his luck as the new boy on the stand.
Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster Michael Kenneth Williams and offers his own life as collateral.
Most of his time is devoted to thwarting a conspiracy to overthrow the state.