One million dollars is what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men, the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don, find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. Their plan is simple, to sting the crook for axactly what they lost. To the penny.