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THE LADDER-SYNOPSISPtolemy Baker is a top salesperson in the City. One day, he finds his manager’s head disposed in the toilet, but the body was nowhere to be found. Lataf had many enemies but the police investigation is centred on his immediate colleagues: Gary Orlando, Judith Karlington, Kirk Wayne, Junor Zibaeiro. A sales team comprised of divas and alpha males. The sales team was supported by Tzaky Maurel, a middle officer. The show was run by Theo Boyle, the top boss.Chief Inspector John Mathews is carrying out the investigation by initially profiling Korhan Lataf. The body is found close to Original Oak. A notorious place. A degraded mixture of a strip bar and a brothel. Following an attempt on murdering Ptolemy the police finds the den of a serial executioner, names Haros. The complexity of the numbers and drawings on the wall forces Jon Mathews to ask the help of an old Academy friend, Alex Kuznetsov. These numbers turn out to be connected to financial derivatives pricing formulas. But what exactly was the underlying asset is still unclear. And how is the pyramid-like organisational chart linked to them? Evidence leads to a secret heresy called the Ladder that operates in the Bank and beneath the surface of the earth. The Ladder shows all the steps to moral degradation that the followers follow by manipulating societies globally. The merge with ZBS and an electronic company called Technola is a clear depiction of their methods: butchering people from poor countries and selling their organs to wealthy decision makers. In the vital organ a tiny microchip is implanted that creates a pulse. The pulse conveys orders that cannot be denied by anyone who values his life. If the orders from the Ladder are not followed, then the pulse becomes intense and culminates into the death of the user with symptoms of heart attack or lethal epilepsy. A clean kill…Soon it is revealed that the real target of the Ladder is Ptolemy himself. A journey of personal revelation begins for him, which will change the way he perceives the world. Pascal, a graduate in ZBS, is offering to help Ptolemy through this journey. But nothing is what it seems when the Ladder is pulling the strings. The battle under ZBS is fierce. Ptolemy is risking his life to save Claire, his wife, who was kidnapped by Haros in order to be sacrificed for the Ladder. Ptolemy is not aware that Clare is a repentant member of the Ladder. In fact, it was his boss, Theo, who introduced him to her in order to be able to manipulate and control him. He had adopted her and slowly they became lovers. Clare’s feelings towards Ptolemy are genuine, though, and that is all that matters to him.However, why was the Ladder so interested in a simple sales-trader like Ptolemy and what is Ptolemy’s relation with the biblical prophet Elijah? In addition, is ZBS the only area of focus for the Ladder? The recent events in Mexico, West Africa and Libya suggests differently. One thing is certain; The Ladder knows well the art of the puppeteer and Ptolemy is in for a rough ride. A story of conspiracies behind investment banking and the nation’s decision makers, heretic sects and biblical prophecies is about to unfold. Mankind’s destiny may well be at stake...