Eventually, Cruver discovers that his superiors have been changing his numbers to make things look good, and while he is outraged, he doesn't really try to play the hero. He also takes his fiancee to a wild party former strippers and skimpy dress seem all too common at this go-go-go company. He buys a big car, a big TV, everything he thinks he needs for happiness, with money he doesn't really have (just like Enron). Unfortunately, he is making it big at the expense of his relationship with his fiancee. The question was probably never asked in real life but it is one of the many comments that seems humorous in light of the scandal's outcome: What if Enron goes bankrupt? Cruver becomes a real go-getter and, in one scene, it's really exciting to watch him pitch his product to a reluctant customer. Cruver works in a department that has introduced a new kind of insurance: insurance against bankruptcy of a company or, say, one of its major customers. What he isn't told is that the people getting rich are doing it by falsifying numbers and making everything look good with future projected earnings. Cruver learns quickly what is expected of Enron employees and how they can get rich. This story of the Enron scandal is told from the standpoint of new employee Brian Cruver (it is never made clear whether he was a real person, but it doesn't really matter).
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