On the 19th level of the Lipstick Building in midtown Manhattan
business is thriving in 1992. Bernie Madoff, a statesman o
Wall Street, rules over his "risk-free" trading empire
in this instance. The man is regarded as a wizard
and a god of finance who is "nearly all-knowing" when it
comes to the market. His spotless offices radiate a friendly
family-like atmosphere, and Madoff is rumoured to
walk around them holding a cigar to his lips and swivelling a
computer monitor back into place if he thinks it's even