wetting their -- well, you get the idea. >> of course, boesky was guilty. there was going to be no defense. all he had was bargaining power. who could he deliver? >> levine was a fish, boesky was a shark. who is the whale they're going to catch? >> i don't know. >> drexel burnham? >> well, that's possible. >> in the middle of all this is drexel burnham lambert. it shot to the top of the high-stakes world by specialized in so-called junk bonds. high interest but also high risk. >> drexel and the head of its junk bond department michael milken made a deal with ivan boesky to make millions of dollars illegally. >> california company wicks was planning a takeover. the secret was whispered to boesky in new york. boesky bought the stock before