John Blunt, Robert Knight and their associates used the Hollow Sword Blade Co. as the vehicle driving the South Sea Co., an entity that was set up to rationalize the British government's debts but which turned into a gigantic fraud that almost brought down the ruling dynasty. The story is well known but how many people know what really happened and how it all blew up? Join me as we find out what really went down and try to put some flesh on the bones of a story of financial greed and political ineptitude.