:03:01
But not for long, l hoped.
:03:03
Car crash.
:03:05
l hit my head on the back
of the seat and broke my nose.
:03:08
Everybody else was all right cos they
were wearing their, um... seat belts.
:03:12
Poor chap!
:03:15
Nick, l know you're keen to get out of the
back office and onto the trading floor,...
:03:20
..but in the meantime
something else has come up.
:03:23
We've got problems in our Jakarta office.
:03:25
We need someone to go out there
and sort things out.
:03:28
l thought that someone might be...
:03:30
..Nick Leeson?
:03:37
lndonesia was one of
the new ''tiger economies''...
:03:40
..everyone was getting so excited about.
:03:43
''Emerging markets''
they were calling them,...
:03:45
..and Barings was one of the first
to see their potential.
:03:49
The rewards were high.
But so were the risks.
:03:54
One hundred million pounds...
:03:55
..in bearer bonds.
:03:57
As good as cash.
:03:59
We could pick 'em up, walk out,...
:04:01
..come to some arrangement
with laughing boy...
:04:03
Customers refuse to pay for them.
:04:05
They say what's on them
doesn't match the original deal.
:04:08
The real reason: the market goes down,
they don't want any more.
:04:11
lt's a mess.
:04:13
You're absolutely 100 per cent right,
Susi. lt's one hell of a fuckin' mess.
:04:24
lt was my job to sort out
the certificates...
:04:27
..so customers wouldn't have
any more excuses not to pay.
:04:30
Until then, Barings had this bloody
great hole in their balance sheet.
:04:34
lt was boring work,
but l knew if l made a success of it...
:04:37
..then l could write my own ticket.
:04:39
All the certificates
are in the right denomination.
:04:41
l've sorted out all the documentation.
That's all in order now, so...
:04:45
..all l need from you...
:04:47
..is a cheque!