Silver Bears

A sharp, morally flexible financial mastermind who orchestrates the Lugano bank deal on behalf of mob boss Joe Fiore. He uses charm and precise calculations to maneuver investors and secure better premises, all while steering the operation toward a lucrative, if risky, bid. His cool demeanor hides a willingness to bend rules to launder illicit gains.

A wealthy figure behind the mining scheme who provides security for the loan and acts as the connection to Iran. He collaborates with his sister Shireen to present a veneer of legitimacy for massive financing. His involvement represents the international reach of the con and a source of capital for the operation.

Agha’s sister who plays a pivotal role in securing financing and manipulating perceptions. She reveals the theatrical nature of the operation, admitting that the ‘Agha’ is an actor she hired to persuade a bank to fund the loan. She embodies risk-taking and strategic deception across social hierarchies.

Donald Luckman’s wife who becomes an information conduit for the plot, seduced to reveal Cook’s interests and the plan’s details. She surfaces at a trial scene, signaling her complicity and the personal costs of the scheme. Her presence near the legal process reflects the personal side of high-stakes con games.

An impoverished Italian nobleman brought in to act as bank chairman to lend an air of legitimacy and prestige. His role highlights the use of aristocratic titles as leverage in international finance plots. He becomes part of the scheme’s social veneer while his own status is exploited.

American mobster boss who sends Doc to Lugano to acquire a bank as a vehicle for laundering illicit gains. He embodies the criminal mastermind behind the operation and drives the initial objective. His authority underpins the money-flows and risk-reward calculus of the con.

Foreman employee whose involvement escalates as a central instrument of the plan. He's set up as the scapegoat for an insurance fraud scheme after he falsifies a report. His downfall reveals the personal cost of grand deception.

A leading metals dealer and one of the wealthiest men who senses the impact of Firdausi’s oil-and-silver play on the market. He orchestrates a counter-move to seize control of the bank, driven by market manipulation and fear of loss. His actions sharpen the financial conflict at the heart of the plot.

President of the First National Bank of California who agrees to participate in the scheme and later to take over the Lugano bank. He steers the plan toward a forced sale and orchestrates the legal/insurance angle, heightening the risk of criminal consequences. His role embodies institutional complicity in cross-border fraud.