Self-made magnate Gideon Hayes claws his way to absolute supremacy over Bay City, only to lose his parents and wife to the brutal cost of his ambition. His empire ends in bloodshed when his most trusted lieutenant orchestrates an ambush alongside rival tycoon Silas Thorne, shooting Gideon down in cold rain.
Waking up decades earlier at the very dawn of economic privatization, Gideon vows to protect his family and rewrite history. Armed with future financial knowledge, he bypasses street brawls to execute an audacious barter exchange—swapping warehouse surpluses of canned provisions for commercial airliners—to outmaneuver his future betrayers before they ever gain leverage.
