She triumphed against all odds within a life-and-death gamble in Las Vegas. Now Lucky Santangelo has set her sights on Panther Studios — if she can prove to Abe Panther that she has the guts to take over his dearest Hollywood empire.

In her climb to the top, Lucky uncovers an environment of financial scheming, big-time betrayal and bizarre sex, and sets off a series of surprise waves that stuns the sector and brings down the hatred of big-time crime employer Carlos Bonnatti — a deadly hatred that dates back decades, threatening not only her relationship to celeb Lennie Golden but the lives of Lucky and her dad Gino as well…