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Perish the thought. No. This is a reminder.

Deep down, you know the truth.

Cellinia's visit has greatly affected Giovanna.

Everyone in Siracusa respects Salvadore, but respect isn't blind obedience.

Salvadore's era ended seven years ago. In this day and age, are you still willing to serve Giovanna to protect his legacy?

You could've soared higher and farther.

The Donna works for the greater good.

Is the greater good she wants the same one you want?

Famiglia Rossati used to dominate Columbia, standing on equal footing with the Texases.

Coming back here to Siracusa, they're pushed around by the other eleven famiglie.

Shouldn't your Rossatis rise above the other famiglie, and drag Signora Sicilia down from Grey Hall?

Stop talking like you know me, old man.

I don't know you, but I know people like you, and I know the look in your eye.

Not a single man alive could ever get comfortable with the stagnant cesspool that Siracusa has become.

You understood that when you saw Cellinia walk out of that room alive, didn't you?

Even if that's true, even if what you say is right.

That's something for our famiglia to figure out.

Aren't old-fashioned famiglie like yours the most reluctant to get their hands dirty?

Are you telling me this is what Siracusan dignity means?

Wrong again, Wallach.

I invited you here to share an opportunity with you.

An opportunity to overthrow the existing order in Siracusa, and establish a new one.

Why the Rossatis?

Sixty years ago, Signora Sicilia brought back two things from Laterano: 'Guns, and order.'

Today, people think a unified decision of the Dodici Famiglie created Grey Hall.

But they forget how Signora Sicilia got the Dodici to sit down together.

Absolute power.

Alberto is too prudent, too analytical. He's been cautious his whole life.

And prudence isn't what I need to take on Signora Sicilia. What I want...

Is a friend who's also looking to overthrow the existing order.

Think about it carefully, Wallach.

This is the best opportunity you're going to get.

Is the Donna here?

Over in that room.

Go and tell her that I'm going to deal with Cellinia by abducting her friends.

Are we seriously going to do that?

What you should be asking instead is—

Is this really what you want the Rossatis to be?

You sure the guy we met yesterday was all that wonderful?

Yeah, I've got a hunch!

Why would such a heavy hitter be hangin' around this town though?

I think it makes sense. If I were in his position, I'd do the same thing!

Hearin' it from you does make it more convincing, somehow.

But how d'ya know he's at the courthouse?

Hmm... Oh, there you are.

Well, do you remember the last thing he said? It gave me the impression he'd normally be in court, not at church.

Right, sir?

Sir?

Zzz...... Zzz......

I'm thinkin'... we should leave him be...

Hrmm... Huh?

Oh, it's you kids.

Hello there!

We came to ask you a few questions.

Hahaha! Good, good. Take a seat. It's never a bad day to talk to the youths.

We got a friend who's all mixed up in a contract with of them families. They got her doin' all kinds of things for 'em.

We've been noodlin' on whether or not there might be a way out for her?

Your friend's surname is Texas, isn't it?

...Yes.

I've heard that Bernardo is a man of his word.

As a don, he must never break his promises.

But even us foreigners can tell all this hubbub is the Bellone family tryin' to rile up Signora Sicilia.

We... ain't about to go stickin' our heads in all this complicated business. And to be honest, it don't got much to do with us, neither.

But we don't want Texas gettin' any payback from Signora Sicilia.

Back then, Sicilia's fury towards Giuseppe for what he had done was just as great as her admiration of Salvadore.

Because it was the most direct challenge to the order she had established.

Sicilia accepts all comers within this order, but she will not allow anyone to upend the entire order.

So what you're sayin' is... There ain't no loopholes in this order, izzat it?

I used to think that, my child.

But there are no absolutes, when it comes to orders established by man.

Just as why me meeting you has nothing to do with Cellinia.

It was just because I happened to meet a fellow Sankta here.

Heehee~

Before Sicilia, the land of Siracusa was not without order.

The only difference is the order that the families believed in came from themselves, and as no two famiglie could ever share the same order, they could only fight.

Sicilia's actions did not completely break this order.

Instead, it unified the orders among different families into a single, universal standard.

All the families were united into one.

And thus, Siracusa became Siracusa.

Now tell me, do you know what this means?

Yer sayin'... Siracusa, before n' after Signora Sicilia... never actually changed?

Clever girl.

The problems that existed in Siracusa in the past still exist today. I, no, we, are all aware of this fact.

But all these problems can be resolved by seeing Sicilia's fold.

Meetin' Signora Sicilia... that's a tall order.

That is one thing I will not help you with.

But, for her, there might be a way.

However—

However?

The price may be too high to pay.

Donna?

Hmm?

You've been staring at that necklace in your hand since last night.

This is a symbol of trust given to me by Signora Sicilia.

For picking up the pieces of Famiglia Texas, and leading the Columbian famiglie back to Siracusa.

Oh, it must be pretty valuable.

Are you gonna use it to help, somehow?

I'm still on the fence.

You said Wallach plans to attack Cellinia's friends?

Yes. They stepped out a while ago, but when they get back, we'll have an ambush in place.