U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades is tipped to a case of insider trading with links to billionaire hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, setting off a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and intensely personal.
Chuck's probe is temporarily derailed when he has to divert resources to a case against an Axe rival, billionaire Steven Birch. Axe makes an aggressive move under the guise of a charitable contribution to settle an old score.
Chuck discovers that a rival has made inroads in the Axe case and that he needs to get it back. Meanwhile, Axe makes an activist play for a family owned bakery corporation in a move that reverberates back to Chuck.
Axe must fend off a short squeeze led by Chuck's father. Chuck learns about the inner workings of Axe Capital, but must also take action against his father for stock manipulation. Axe reckons with a betrayal.
Axe orders his traders to unload their positions, before he unceremoniously disappears. Wags and Wendy struggle to maintain morale. Meanwhile, Chuck intensifies his investigation and sends the FBI to make a surprising arrest.
The pressure from the US Attorney starts to affect Axe. Chuck uses the past to get the upper hand. And the case against Axe Capital gains a powerful weapon when Connerty turns a member of Axe's inner circle into an informant.
Axe receives a tip that throws the US Attorney's case into jeopardy. Connerty faces a dilemma in how to respond, leading to conflict with Chuck. As the investigation intrudes on Lara's private life, a secret from Axe's past surfaces.
The repercussions of the revelations come home to roost. A sudden and mysterious disappearance sends both Axe and Chuck spinning. Connerty, Chuck and the FBI go into manhunt mode. Lara makes a painful sacrifice.
A death forces both Axe and Wendy to do some soul searching, while creating a devastating setback for Chuck. In a brilliant counter move, Chuck enlists Lonnie Watley to expose a corrupt judge and grease the wheels for a future move.
Axe loses big on a bad trade and turns to Wendy for help. Lu takes Lara back to the old neighborhood to remind her of their roots. Sacker and Connerty close the investigation just as Chuck finds evidence that could salvage the case.
As Lara plans for the family to flee the country, Axe accuses Wendy of leaking the info that could land him in prison. A defiant Wendy threatens to expose Chuck, who goes in search of Axe and an explosive confrontation.
