▁Fed ▁will ▁not ▁" back - stop " ▁Le h man , ▁not ▁even ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁days ▁it ▁will ▁take ▁for ▁Bar cl ays ' s ▁share hold ers ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁chance ▁of ▁a ▁buy out , ▁Le h man ▁has ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁file ▁for ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁Har vey ▁Miller ▁is ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁Fed ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁pet ition . ▁ ▁Miller ▁is ▁rel uct ant , ▁warning ▁Paul son ▁that ▁Le h man ' s ▁assets ▁exceed ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Paul son ▁is ▁ad am ant , ▁telling ▁Miller ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁for ▁months ▁to ▁get ▁Dick ▁F uld ▁to ▁have ▁Le h man ▁acquired , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁price ▁was ▁never ▁high ▁enough . ▁ ▁Le h man ' s ▁C FO ▁signs ▁the ▁pet ition ▁just ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁mid night ▁dead line . ▁ ▁A ▁dev ast ated ▁F uld ▁leaves ▁his ▁office ▁as ▁Le h man ' s ▁now ▁un emp loy ed ▁staff ▁cle ans ▁out ▁their ▁des ks . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁voice - over , ▁Zach ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁Fed ▁did ▁b ail out ▁fir ms ▁that ▁faced ▁collapse ▁after ▁Le h man . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Core y ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Richard ▁' D ick ' ▁F uld ▁ ▁James ▁C rom well ▁as ▁Henry ▁' H ank ' ▁Paul son ▁ ▁James ▁Bol am ▁as ▁Ken ▁Lewis ▁ ▁Michael ▁Landes ▁as ▁Zach