 Using faintly corrupt methods, Bellodi traps one man and uses the names given by a dead informer to trap another, who has money stashed away in many bank accounts that add up to more than his fallow fields would ever bring.He is attempting to take down an organization with many members involved in the police and government, and whose mere existence many Sicilians deny.He has ignored the "crime passionnel" lead, which is often a handy excuse for mafia killings.