Greedy, self-indulgent, lascivious, a bemedaled war hero by accident, Thaddeus Harrison Brodtap III -- Harry Broadtape -- is a veritable Flashman of Wall Street. Beginning in the mid-1950s, Harry's lusts -- for money, good times, and most of all beautiful women -- propel him on a roller coaster ride of financial and bedroom maneuvers that expose the inner workings of Wall Street.