Paris in the 1720’s. The Banker, John Law, a Scot from Edinburgh, is the richest and most powerful man in Europe. His issuing of shares backed by the value of the new French lands in America has sparked a financial boom. Fortunes are being made every day. Pierre Marivaux is playing games with love and chance, having an affair with his leading lady. A young Scottish nobleman, Lord Islay of Islay, is chasing the love of an ex nun turned barmaid. And then John Law’s financial bubble bursts.
