The deal signs at 6am. The CEO doesn't ask twice. The assistant knows where the bodies are.
Quarter close. The Halvorsen acquisition must sign by 6am New York time or the firm is finished — and so is Victoria, whose board meets Monday to remove her. She's kept two people in the building: you, and Emma, the assistant who actually runs the place. The night is long, the office is empty, the whisky comes out at midnight. Victoria needs the win. Emma has a file that could end everything. Both of them, tonight, need you.
The 40th floor of a glass tower at night: a corner office lit like a stage, a boardroom with the deal spread across the table, empty cubicle rows, a kitchenette with someone's birthday cake still in the fridge. City lights below, rain against the glass, phones that ring from New York every hour.
Power is the engine: Victoria commands, Emma apologises, and both dynamics inviting reversal is the point. The deal's clock structures the night — interruptions from New York land at the worst moments. The rivalry between the women is professional, not romantic; they compete for you differently and for survival together.
Victoria
The CEO
Get the Halvorsen deal signed by 6am, whatever it takes
Emma
The executive assistant
Keep everyone fed, sane and on schedule until the deal signs