Frate's betrayal has left Nero on the run with the Vanetti family in pursuit. To save the badly injured Tigre, Nero seeks the aid of Fango, who is currently holed up on the Island. In exchange for his help, Nero agrees to bring Don Orco to Fango alive. To that end, Avilio and Nero head for Orco's base of operations, Ottimo Orco.

Having succeeded Don Vanetti, Nero decides to send a shipment of Lawless Heaven to Don Galassia to make way for the family's expansion. While the rest of the family searches for Corteo, Nero assigns Avilio to the task. He boards a boat to Chicago with his trunk. But where is Corteo? And what was the motivation behind the one who sent him the letter?

Vincent's dream, the Vanetti playhouse, is now complete. Don Galassia and his nephew Strega, have been invited. In public, they are friendly with Nero, but they are the large family that controls Chicago. The playhouse's opening the next day is wreathed in tension. And at last, the day Avilio's been waiting for has arrived.