As the 4th episode begins, we see footage of Buenos Aires from 2001. The crowd chants Argentina before Sofia approaches Ramiro and says she wants to go with him. He pleads with her to return home. Then, he heads toward Banco De Rosa and Sofa follows him inside. Ramiro approaches the bank teller and asks for 2000 pesos but learns they’re only distributing 20 per person. Ramiro screams at the man while Sofia watches and another man tries to calm him down. Ramiro grabs a handgun from a police officer and points it at another bank worker. He demands money and says his company has gone bankrupt. The man apologizes but explains the bank doesn’t have any money. Sofia watches as Ramiro turns the gun on himself. Then, we jump to the present and see Sofia (Laia Costa) sobbing.

She remembers calling Ramiro’s name before he shoots himself. Then, she finds an article on her computer about the collapse of Banco de Rosa making Dominic Morgan’s clients a fortune. After the intro, Massimo Ruggero (Alessandro Borghi) meets with a friend and asks him to investigate Carrie’s possible murder and why she was in London. The man believes Massimo is looking to blame someone, but he wonders if he has already found him. Eleanor Bourg (Pia Mechler) parties with a man and tries to find out about the Irish bonds. The man has a hangover by the time he arrives at work in the morning. Then, we see a news report about the Irish economy growing rapidly and a man claiming the market is constantly dead. Hans Becker (Eric Redman) and the man, Karl Haufman (Maximilian Dirr), join Dominic seconds later.

Hans tells Dominic (Patrick Dempsey) that they’re going to have to cancel the deal because the finance minister says it runs counter to German interests. Dominic tells him he needs to think about the bank’s interest because it likely bought a lot of Irish bonds during the recovery. Karl recommends Dominic talking to the minister to change his mind and Hans wants to make sure he’ll keep the bonds situation to himself. In another news broadcast, we learn that Ireland has accepted emergency aid from the European Union after government debt reached critical heights. Then, Massimo finds out that Rheinthaler is in for three or four billion. Oliver Harris (Malachi Kirby) learns how Eleanor got that confidential information. They know Hans isn’t going to want to offload the bonds just yet. When he does, the Irish banks will blow sky high.

Massimo agrees to start going short but says it cannot be traced to them. He asks Oliver to check out the Irish bonds sold during the past three years to Rheinthaler Bank and other major banks in the RU. Seconds later, Chris Bailey (Tom McKay) meets with Commissioner Vicky Bale (Lorna Brown) and he admits his colleagues wouldn’t be happy if they knew he was giving her information. He says he believes in truth and he wants to tell her something about Ed’s death and Massimo. Meanwhile, Sofia showers and can’t stop thinking about Ramiro. She gets a call from Daniel Duval (Lars Mikkelsen) who wants to check on her. Then, he changes the subject to Robert McKenna who is a journalist. He goes on to say that CNA is a cover for a spy service and Robert contacted them last night. He puts her in charge of finding out if it is a trap.

Chris meets with Dominic who tells Massimo that there is going to be a change in the structure. Dominic says they need to keep their nose clean with the LIA case going on. When Chris leaves, Massimo claims people are only good at taking credit for things they didn’t do. Dominic explains Chris has political skills and the board likes him, but Massimo says that didn’t work out well for Ed. When the conversation ends, Massimo tells Eleanor about Chris being in control of the VaR. Eleanor explains that the VaR is a figure for the risk they have to take. When the VaR is lower, they have to bet less, but Kalim (Paul Chowdhry) says there are ways to get around the VaR. Massimo tells them to follow the rules to the letter, but Eleanor is worried with Paul gone. Margaret (Jane Perry) meets with Dominic and asks him about his meeting with Hans.

She tells Dominic that he’ll have to find a solution because Washington isn’t going to put political pressure on them. She asks Dominic if he has found his mole yet and he admits he has been hiding in plain sight. Massimo contacts his investigator Terence (Nick Cornwall) but is told he needs to give it more time. Commissioner Bale contacts Massimo seconds later and asks him to come down or they’ll visit with a warrant and a news crew. Sofia meets with Robert McKenna (Diarmaid Murtagh) and tries to find out what he has for them. He says the NYL is working for the Americans and someone more powerful than the American government. She asks about the videos of the mass graves, but he says they’re a scam staged by someone who wants to force military intervention.

He claims someone wanted Gaddafi to end up like Saddam, but Sofia claims he is lying. He says he wishes he was but there are 10,000 dead, 55,000 wounded, and it never happened. He goes on to say that the videos and photos were taken several years ago before giving her proof. Seconds later, Massimo learns that the Irish housing stocks are falling and Kalim says the VaR is costing them millions. When Massimo walks away, Kalim claims he has lost his touch and people know it. He believes they should help Massimo as a team. They contemplate changing the VaR rules even though that would require a computer expert and Oliver would be that guy. Next, Massimo meets with Bale and Henry Winks (Mark O’Halloran). Bale tells him about the new theory that Ed was pushed to his death. Then, she reveals that Ed had a dossier on him.

Bale believes he did it to prevent Massimo from getting the promotion and it lists all of Massimo’s questionable actions. Massimo wants to look at it, but they won’t let him. He criticizes their theory before asking if he can go. Seconds later, Claire (Jemma Powell) gets a visit from Nina (Kasia Smutniak). Claire claims her husband was murdered and the police can prove that he didn’t jump to his death. Nina offers to help her look for evidence, but Claire says she wants to be alone. Once she is gone, Claire finds Ed’s Last Will and Testament. When Massimo leaves the police station, he gets a call from Sofia who says they were right about Libya, but he says it is over. He says he doesn’t care before hanging up on her. That night, she calls Daniel and tells him that the videos were manipulated and the LIA bribed Sayed Al Shanuka to lie about it.

They wonder why they decided to take out Gaddafi. Daniel encourages her to send the files and fix the problem with Massimo. She promises to send them tomorrow. The following day, the police go to Paul (Harry Michell) who has been kicked out of his house by his wife. He learns that they believe Massimo was involved in Ed’s death. Meanwhile, Massimo learns that someone deleted Carrie since there is nothing available about her, but they don’t know who yet. Claire looks at the final version of her husband’s will. She finds a note insisting NYC needs to be checked. After that, Paul meets with Kalim and confesses he told the police what he knows about Massimo and Carrie showing up at the club. Kalim thinks it is crazy that they believe Massimo killed Ed, but Paul doesn’t think it is so farfetched. Paul says Massimo is finished because he is going to be charged with murder.

Massimo runs into Chris in the elevator and says he is looking happy. Chris says he is because his career is going up. Massimo tells him he hasn’t done anything, but Chris says he won’t have to put up with it long. Chris calls Carrie a bad name before they get into a fight and spills out into the office. Dominic takes Massimo to his office and belittles him for attacking a coworker. Massimo tells him that the police think he killed Ed because of Chris spreading lies. Dominic tells him to go home and he will stop Chris from reporting the assault and stop the investigation. Sofia meets with Robert and says she wants more information about Carrie Price. Mr. Rigby meets with Trevor who asks him about his investigation into Carrie. Trevor says he can’t confirm or deny it though. Mr. Rigby wants his help. He shows Trevor 50,000 pounds and offers it to him if he tells his client he can’t find anything about Carrie.

Meanwhile, Eleanor and Kalim pressure Oliver to change the rules, but he isn’t sure they should. Oliver believes they can do it, but he asks what is going to happen when they start cashing in and Chris finds out. After that, Dominic meets a woman and tells her that Nina was too busy to join them. He tells her that the German Ministry of Finance needs his support because the bank is going to go bankrupt. After their discussion, we see a news report about the drastic decline in growth in the housing market in Ireland before Robert gives Sofia what she wants. She looks through the documents while Oliver tells Kalim and Eleanor to start trading because the VaR will automatically adjust to their orders. Massimo calls him and asks about the Irish housing bonds, but Oliver says he didn’t find anything interesting.

He tells him about the exposure spread across the major banks in France, the Netherlands, and Germany. 5% is with Rheinthaler Bank. After that, Professor Wade (Ken Stott) talks about war. Massimo enters and joins the lecture. Wade tells the students that the most powerful weapon of their time is the financial world. Massimo talks to him in private and asks him about the Irish bonds. Wade says the bank was greedy and invested in bonds that everyone knew would implode. Then, Massimo wonders why Dominic doesn’t want them to short the bonds since they could make millions doing it. Wade doesn’t think they’re going to go bankrupt and Massimo realizes someone has guaranteed the bonds. Wade goes on to say that the European Central Bank is meeting in Dublin tonight. Massimo doesn’t think they would force the Irish to save its bank to save the Germans.

Massimo returns to the office and tells his team about the Irish government guaranteeing the bonds. Oliver realizes they’re going to save the banks at the expense of their own people and pay with their pension, salary, and health care. They will transform private debt into public debt. Kalim tells him about shorting the bonds and Massimo reminds them he told them not to. He learns that they’ve shorted 260 million before Kalim asks him when he was going to tell them about the police’s suspicions. Massimo orders them to raise the short to go long after learning about Paul. Then, everyone sits around and watches the news about the Irish economy. Kalim apologizes to Massimo. Then, Massimo contacts his investigator and learns he hasn’t found anything about Carrie. When he leaves, Sofia is there waiting for him with information about Carrie.

He learns that Carrie was arrested for prostitution in Virginia last year and that the lawyer William Trevor had the files locked. Max admits she never called him. Sofia tells him about her brother raising her after her parents died, but he killed himself. He asks why she is giving him this. She replies that Massimo said he wanted to know why Ed died and she wants to know too. The police arrive behind them and she quickly disappears. Massimo is taken to the police station and questioned. He learns that Ed’s wife found something in his handwriting. Bale tells him she believes these things will send him to prison. Chris checks the cameras and finds something interesting. The interview is suspended when the crown prosecutor calls Bale. Oliver returns to the computer room and retrieves the PI before Massimo is told he can go because the case has been transferred to special crimes.

Bale says he has friends in high places. Massimo tells them he is innocent and didn’t kill Ed. He asks to see the papers. We see the video of Massimo arguing with Ed. Chris watches Oliver leave the computer room.

 

Devils Review

Well, this wasn’t one of the best episodes of Devils. It was too long-winded and slightly boring honestly. I mean it had a few moments here and there, but most of it was drug out. I lost interest midway through and just surfed until the end.

We learned that Carrie had been arrested for prostitution in Virginia, but she never told Massimo anything about it. Chris has more information to use against Massimo and his team since he watched Oliver mess with the computers. It appears Dominic came through and helped Massimo deal with the case against him.

Sofia found out that the Libyan mass graves videos were manipulated and she has likely rekindled her relationship with Massimo. The episode could’ve been more eventful, but it wasn’t bad. I’d give it a 6.5 out of 10. Previous recaps of Devils are available on Reel Mockery.