In the wake of Pope Francis's historical excommunication of all Mafiosi in June 2014, historian and Mafia expert John Dickie investigates the unholy ties that have bound the Catholic Church to organized crime. He will track down the priests who have cozied up with mobsters and meet others who are risking their lives for standing up against them.

A former gang member, now an interventionist and a social worker meet in their South Central community and fall in love. They make the decision not to leave but to stay, to fight to make it a better place. But when old criminal charges catch up with Max, Daisy needs to forge a new path without him and finds her family torn apart.