As Bruno and Giorno walk in the streets of Napoli, Bruno describes to him how their gang Passione works. The gang is split into independant teams with different works, and working under "lieutnants", officers within the gang having authority over several teams, and above the rest, the Boss. The Boss is very secretive and no one knows his name or his face, with many of Passione's member following suit to avoid being targeted. To move up the ranks, what Bruno claims is essential for the two of them is a team one can trust.
Meanwhile, Polpo's apparent suicide is creating waves in the underworld. Two of Passione's members, Sale and Mario Zucchero, are discussing the consequences of that death. Sale explains that rumor has it that Polpo had a stash of treasures that is now open, and that Bruno is the most likely gangster to know about it. Zucchero jumps out of the car, eager to take the treasure.
Bruno and Giorno arrive at the restaurant the team is awaiting them in. While Guido Mista has been loudly complaining about the "four" slices of cake they have been served (the number 4 being unlucky for him), Pannacotta Fugo and Narancia Ghirga begin to fight over maths. When Bruno comes, they resume their activity and ignore Giorno while he formally introduces himself. When Bruno is called away because of a call, one of the teammates Leone Abbacchio pisses in a teapot and serves it to Giorno, starting to victimize him. At the same time, Bruno learns about Polpo's death. When he returns, he sees Giorno gulping down his cup, to the team's astonishment. Giorno has turned one of his teeth into a jellyfish absorbing all the liquid, and manages to impress his teammates with his confidence. Bruno then immediately tells the gang to move. On their way to the docks, Giorno can see that Bruno is a popular man; at the same time, Bruno is disturbed by the pleas of the citizens against the drug trade plaguing the city.
In the docks, Bruno rents a yatch while Narancia gathers some snack and the team set sails toward the sea. When Bruno deems that they are sufficiently far from the coast, he tells his team that Polpo has died, that there is indeed a treasure hidden in Napoli and that he intends to take it and use it to become a lieutnant. Amidst the excitement, Narancia is suddently pulled away from sight and disappears although there is nowhere he could hide. In turn, Mista and Fugo disappear too. Bruno, Abbacchio and Giorno find themselves cornered, but when they begin to wonder whether their teammates are dead, Giorno assures that they are alive because the fly he's created from Narancia's shoe is still seeking its proprietor. Abbacchio has the perfect Stand to solve the situation but he doesn't trust Giorno and is reluctant to summon it. Determined, Giorno makes a gamble and recklessly exposes himself to an attack: he is stabbed and dragged away from sight by an enemy Stand. Impressed despite himself, Abbacchio finally summons his Moody Blues.
Rating: 9/10
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