The story was told through the eyes of the main protagonist - a "chronic loser" named Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a casualty of suburban family life.Unbeknownst to her, Gus (who was running for sheriff) rafficked in white slavery (prostitution) and ran a counterfeiting ring (to help finance Lou""s expensive diamonds).Meanwhile, in Berlin, Germany, there was a CIA sting operation, led by ambitious CIA Deputy Director Pamela Landy (Joan Allen).She was old that Snoke had been responsible for bridging the mental connection between her and Ren, as part of his plan to locate and destroy Skywalker:It was I who bridged your minds.There are many opposing and conflicting forces being balanced: the individual vs.the power of big business, the populist little people in the peaceful country vs.the chaotic metropolitan city, good vs.evil, and innocent idealism vs.hardened cynicism.A "Cinderella" romance subplot involves a deceitful, hard-edged, and sardonic female newspaper reporter who falls in love with the newly-rich, guileless fortune inheritor while getting an "inside story" and making fun of him in her newspaper.