Pietro is the commander of the Savastano clan, one of the most powerful and influential Neapolitan Camorra clans, and he has everything that it takes to be the dapped old-school godfather. His power is based on force, and violence is his means of silencing his challengers. At his side there’s Ciro Di Marzio, the most obedient and self-confident boss’s man.
As Ciro knows better than anyone what it means to be a loyal clan member, when the leader Pietro decides to sacrifice the lives of many of his own only to make a blood-drenched statement to rival clan boss Salvatore Conte, something dies in him. Still, when Pietro is sidelined by a long jail sentence, Ciro’s own code of honor forces him to obey Pietro’s orders: he is to be a mentor first to Pietro’s son Genny, and then to his wife Imma.
With his back against the wall and knowing that sowing the seeds of chaos is the best method to bring about a new order, Ciro finally forges a secret pact with the clan’s most hated enemy, Conte. The result is not only a relentless bloodshed outside and inside the Savastano clan but also a new order, with Ciro as the new godfather.
But is Ciro really in charge? Pietro, having apparently lost his mind during the endless months of solitary confinement, escapes while being transferred to a mental clinic. Suddenly his eyes are clear, vivid and fierce again – forecasting a vendetta bloodier than any Naples has even seen…