Mickey's Delayed Date

Ronaldo.

Bring my brother back to the family.

If Nero swears loyalty to the Galassias, I'll let him live.

But Frate's the next don. And down the line...

I just don't want to see our family fighting anymore.

Please...

It's all up to Nero.

If he submits...

A Poor Player

The trick to squeezing a lemon is to roll it in your hands for thirty seconds,

exerting just a little pressure.

That'll make it less bitter.

Now it's perfect!

Go on, eat up!

I want to thank you guys.

We gladly accept.

I really am grateful.

You took care of Orco.

Thanks to you, right now...

I'm the king!

The flavor's about the same.

Yeah.

Hey, did you know?

This cheese was imported from Puglia in southern Italy.

You know Puglia? It's in the heel of the boot.

And it was a relative of Rudolph Valentino's.

You can see the resemblance in the eyes, right?

His mama had that color, too. Like the Adriatic Sea, so pure...

Now we take out the Vanetti family.

We're a team now.

As long as we live...

More like roommates, right?

As long as I'm renting a room from you.

Right?

Either way, I want you to—

I want you to go out and make trouble.

I'm counting on you.

Well, wouldn't want to let you down.

Don't you want your drink?

Nah, I've had enough.

That's right! You've got some pretty great booze, don't you?

Hey, let me have some next time!

That damn Fango.

He's gonna run us ragged.

And he'll try to steal Lawless Heaven from us.

Then, once we're no longer useful...

What do you advise?

In the end, the Vanetti family is the only place we can rest easy.

The problem is Frate and Ronaldo.

What an awful state...

Hey, what's wrong, Caesar?

You looked so bold when you were casting the die.

Seems a little late for regrets.

Frate. You have some good points that Nero lacks.

Like what?

You're sincere.

That's what I first liked about you.

You're the only one who really worries about the family, right?

So you need to kill Nero.

You're the only one who can save the family.

Take this and have a nice rest.

Lawless Heaven, please.

I just hit the jackpot! Gimme a whole bottle!

If you want to drink that, go to one of Fango's bars.

That's backwards, ain't it? Vanetti bars are the only ones that deal in—

Hey.

Why not buy from Fango just for a little while?

We'll do you right.

All right. You owe me one.

That's the way. I'm in your debt.

Hey, you boys.

Stop making trouble on our turf.

We've got nothing to say to you.

Turn around and head back out that—

Hey there, Uncle Ganzo.

How's the food at Fango's place?

Not bad.

Of course, we don't eat free.

Could I speak to you for a sec?

Come home, Nero.

It's just a feud between brothers.

I'll mediate on your behalf.

I taught you and Frate both about women.

I made you into a real man,

so shut up and do as I tell you.

That sure was a rough time.

Lots of people in the family miss you.

I doubt it.

It's true. They all wanted to be the one to do this.

Come on.

I can't argue with you, Uncle.

What's going on here?

What are those accountants doing?

Profits are half what they were three months ago.

Nero took the secret brewery.

To make money bootlegging—

Well, aren't you naïve?

What was that?

Even after you met with him, Nero's kept making trouble on our turf.

At this rate, Fango and Nero are going to drive us out of business.

Right now, it's life or death between Nero and me.

Are you gonna say that in front of Vincent?

Let me use this chance to make things clear.

Nero is the enemy of the family.

And Don Galassia wants Frate to take over the family.

What's Fango doing?

He probably already knows where the Lodge is.

Who cares? Without the recipe, it's just a big steam bath.

Which means it's Corteo we need to worry about.

He'll be fine. Barbero is with him.

It's onion soup.

I remember. Mama Connie used to make it all the time.

Can't we go back to the way things were?

I've always supported Dad to protect the family.

I plan to keep doing it.

You're wrong.

All you're thinking about is your cheap pride.

There's no point in protecting the family if we don't have our pride.

If we go against the Galassias, the family will be crushed!

We'll lose everything!

So you want to let the Vanettis be swallowed up by the Galassias?

Our only choice is to fight.

Why can't you understand that?

Fio married Ronaldo to keep that from happening.

But you ruined—

You're Ronaldo's puppet.

You always... always, always...

Ever since we were children, you just did whatever you wanted.

You never went to Sunday mass.

You played around however you wanted.

I invited you, but you never came.

You were scared of Dad.

You've always looked down on me like that!

But Ronaldo is different.

He acknowledges me.

Power's not something you have acknowledged.

You prove it for yourself.

Don't talk down to me!

It's your selfishness that ruined our family!