Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-394) and index.

A dark cloud -- Graduation day -- New beginnings -- Hotlanta -- The turnaround -- Coming home -- Building a new life -- King of the resellers -- The hottest company in town -- Nowhere to go but up -- A new era -- The glass sieve -- The tide comes in -- The minnow swallows the whale -- Finding balance -- Top of the mountain -- A double-edged sword -- A titan stumbles -- The rule of ten -- What is prepaid capacity? -- Growing suspicions -- A surprise visit -- The confrontation -- A desperate search for counsel -- Washington attorneys visit the deep South -- Navigating the storm -- A visit to federal court -- The United States versus Bernard J. Ebbers -- The judgment.