A Wolf In Chic Clothing
Anna discusses her plans for the foundation with her business partner, David. They decide to open three restaurants in different parts of the world and use the money from each location to help finance the foundation. Anna also decides to set up an exclusive room in a hotel in order to attract top people and make sure that the foundation is successful.
Anna’s dream team is up and running, but in order to finance this lot, Anna goes to see a guy called Alan Reed. She first met him in his office, pitching her Foundation to him and mentioning how it’s exclusive, giving her guests more than they had previously. Alan immediately brings up the volatile market, along with her KPIs and research. With no professional experience or capital, Alan rejects her claim. ..
Anna tells Vivian that she was rejected because she is a woman. This is not the only reason, but it is enough to hook Vivian in. As Anna continues searching around, Vivian learns how Anna managed to convince those in business. Specifically, Anna starts to look the part, complete with glasses and a suit jacket. She even shows up at Alan’s office, indirectly threatening his daughter and using her as leverage. ..
Anna uses a crazy play to get her foot in the door with a German man called Peter Henneke. She then invites Alan to see how ADF operate and meet those influential people first-hand. This is all a play to make him think she’s legit. ..
In the morning, Peter agrees to send over her trust in the morning, confirming she has around 65 million dollars. Believing it’s a sure-fire thing, Alan signs the box that confirms Anna is able to pay. It’s a completely ill-informed decision, and one that obviously comes back to bite him.
Anna has been paying Alan and Todd for their services, but they have not been paid in full. ..
According to Vivian, Anna was caught red-handed and is now in for a lot of trouble. She’s been suspended from her job, her plane has been grounded, and she’s likely going to be charged with theft. But Vivian is determined to get her daughter back on the right track and make things right for her.
Unfortunately, Anna also manages to twist Alan around her finger and convinces him to be on her board of directors, forcing his hand to help with her finances. Alan does just that and manages to oversee her loan of $200,000.
As Vivian and her team continue to investigate the apparent fraud perpetrated by Peter Hennecke, it turns out that he was actually just using a virtual SIM to pretend he was from Germany. This leaves Alan in a difficult position, but he falls upwards, managing to get himself a promotion. Vivian obviously jumps all over that, bemoaning how there are zero consequences for these men while watching a broadcast of Donald Trump. Of course.
The Episode Review
This episode turns the attention around the Alan and specifically how Anna managed to con him into working with her. From harassment to looking the part, through to a big, elaborate scheme to convince him to play ball, the whole scheme sees Alan’s world come crashing down around him. Or, well, it would if he wasn’t promoted. How or why though is still unknown at this point.
It is interesting that Anna has ammunition to use against “the man” though, rather than calling out Anna for defrauding the entire system and stealing. I wonder if Vivian’s rhetoric is anything but balanced, and even after everything she’s learned, she’s still rooting for the ol’ con artist. Better make sure she doesn’t watch Tinder Swindler, I’m sure Vivian would be rooting for the con artist there too!
In all seriousness though, the midway point of this series serves as an interesting point in time as we know a lot about Anna’s ascent to the top. We’ll have to wait and see how that works with her downfall and if it’s as enjoyable as her ascent. We shall see.
