The Western World's economic system epitomised by the mighty $US begins to collapse under the weight of its own indebtedness as the mighty 'greenback' becomes junk almost overnight. Gary Alden is an entrepreneurial headhunter who has made preparations for this forseeable event and amasses a fortune in gold by buying 'futures'at the moment of the currency implosion. He uses his new wealth to set up a community on the lines of 'Noah's Ark' and so 'The Phoenix Project' is born. This is its story!