As Mick Crane had established a corrupted hierarchy in Vintage Deluxe, he had to make sure his position was never threatened by Raymond Cole.

That was why he wanted Raymond gone, and it was obvious from that how important self-gain was to him.

However, though he plotted to protect this job with a salary of several hundred grand per annum and incentives worth just as much, he didn't think that doing so meant he had missed out on 20 million.

And to add insult to injury, that 20 million had ende