Sal Benucci runs the best pizza parlor in Chicago, but The Mob is putting the squeeze on all local businesses for more protection money. The new Mafia boss of the Cribaldi Crime Family, Silvio Arradondo, has a dirty secret from the past and Sal has the proof that may be his only protection.
This rich story explores themes of legacy, loyalty, power, and moral conflict, all set against the gritty underworld of organized crime in Chicago. Sal finds comfort from an old, lost love and eventually gets needed help from an old acquaintance to push back on the Mafia.