Theft by deception -- "Competition in laxity" -- The most unlikely of heroes -- Keating's unholy war against the bank board -- The Texas control frauds enlist Jim Wright -- "The Faustian bargain" -- The miracles, the massacre, and the speaker's fall -- M. Danny Wall : "child of the senate" -- Final surrender : Wall takes up Neville Chamberlain's umbrella -- It's the things you do know, but aren't so, that cause disasters.