In a special 4-hour investigation, Frontline tells the inside story of the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy, exploring key decisions, missed opportunities, and the unprecedented and uneasy partnership between government leaders and titans of finance that affects the fortunes of millions of people around the world.

pt. 1. A brave new world of banking --Funding the American dream -- Marching towards the cliff -- The unraveling begins -- Systemic risk -- The summer of assurances -- The decision to let Lehman fail -- AIG gets a bailout -- A turning point? pt. 2. Obama inherits a crisis -- A financial stability plan -- A showdown in the Whitehouse -- The stress tests revealed -- Summer '09 : anger boils over -- Everybody was making money -- When derivatives deals go wrong -- Europe was cooking the books -- Can the system be reformed?