A funny thing happened on Wall Street today... The building that houses JP Morgan's secure bond trading firm had a fire alarm. By law, the bond traders had to evacuate the building until the Fire Dept. arrived and verified that there was no threat. This took about 30 to 40 minutes. The market is shaky as it it, and when customers found that they couldn't get a hold of anyone at the office, many people decided that it was a good time to sell their bonds, particularly those in JP Morgan, driving down the bond price. When the bond traders were able to get back into the building, they found that the were facing a crisis situation and started to buy bonds to stabilize the price. Within minutes, the price was back up to normal, news of what had happened was broadcast on TV, and the crisis passed. Except a dump truck load of people sold thier bonds to JP Morgan at an artificially low rate, giving the security firm a tidy profit on the day. For an ME scenario, how about if the cell is hired to investigate a situation similar to above, except the security firm doesn't want it found and is willing to eliminate anyone who can tag the leadership to the event. It could be in conjuction with an up-and-coming ruthless vice president eyeing a CEO chair/board position or possibly a hostile takeover by a foreign firm. A money trail would quickly lead to a body trail, with the cell coming eventually into conflict with the corporate security hit team. The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) would be a likely client for the cell. Neal Hyde ** Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
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