Don Florestan is a personal enemy of the governor Don Pizarro and also a confidant of the minister Don Fernando. As Pizarro sees Florestan as a threat, he wants to eliminate him. He cannot bring himself to commit open murder, so he has him secretly imprisoned and hopes that he will soon die of his own accord. Florestan's wife Leonore suspects that Pizarro is behind her husband's disappearance. Disguised as a man, she sets off in search of Florestan and, under the name "Fidelio", takes up service as an assistant to the jailer Rocco - she suspects Florestan is in the prison he administers and hopes to free him.

Sammy Hill, son of crime boss Robby Rothstein, barely escapes a bloody bust that signals trouble ahead. With cops closing in, Robby sets his sights on Times Square. But as the pressure mounts, Sammy starts to unravel, his grip on reality slipping—a weakness that rival don Fredo Ferrante is quick to exploit. Now, father and son face a deadly game of ambition and loyalty in a city where survival is anything but guaranteed.