In this 13th graphic novel Jean Van Hamme gets back to the basics of the series starring Largo Winch, one of the most powerful men in world of finance. Objectively to the point and with an acute sense for the dramatic, he addresses a topic which is so relevant today: globalization and its “benefits”.
Largo Winch is invited to appear on the famous television show “The Price of Money”. The journalists question him regarding globalization, takeovers, and other business mergers. After a few general remarks, they come to a specific case: Speed One, a company recently bought out by the W Group, has just announced that two thousand five hundred workers will be laid off. Surprised at being dragged into this debate, Largo can’t let it go unchallenged. One of the journalists then brings onto the stage Dennis Tarrant, the Director of one of Speed One’s four production sites. And the drama begins... live, before millions of television spectators, Tarrant puts a bullet in his head. Largo is held responsible by parts of the press and public opinion for the death of this desperate man. And by June, of Tarrant’s daughter.

For the handsome billionaire adventurer, his (big) troubles have just begun...