| | Cast of Characters | p. ix |
| | Key Acronyms | p. xvii |
| | Prologue | p. 1 |
| | The Three Amigos | p. 4 |
| | ôGround Zero, Babyö | p. 20 |
| | The Big, Fat Gap | p. 38 |
| | Risky Business | p. 52 |
| | A Nice Little BISTRO | p. 69 |
| | The Wizard of Fed | p. 82 |
| | The Committee to Save the World | p. 96 |
| | Why Everyone Loved Moody's | p. 110 |
| | ôI Like Big Bucks and I Cannot Lieô | p. 125 |
| | The Carnival Barker | p. 138 |
| | Goldman Envy | p. 151 |
| | The Fannie Follies | p. 168 |
| | The Wrap | p. 187 |
| | Mr. Ambassador | p. 204 |
| | ôWhen I Look a Homeowner in the Eye …ö | p. 219 |
| | Hank Paulson Takes the Plunge | p. 232 |
| | ôI'm Short Your Houseö | p. 251 |
| | The Smart Guys | p. 267 |
| | The Gathering Storm | p. 285 |
| | The Dumb Guys | p. 308 |
| | Collateral Damage | p. 322 |
| | The Volcano Erupts | p. 342 |
| | Epilogue: Rage at the Machine | p. 358 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 365 |
| | Index | p. 369 |