Antonio Nicastro moves with his wife Anna from Rome to Palermo, to take over the reins of the newspaper L'Ora. Journalist Domenico tries to solve the disappearance of a union leader.
Editor-in-Chief Nicastro wants to confront Dr Navarre. His boss advises him to finally write what nobody dares to say out loud - namely that the mafia is behind the crimes he is investigating.
The journalists of L'Ora watch as the Carabinieri react violently to a peaceful union demonstration. After the demonstration, the union leader Monteleone seeks refuge in the editorial office.
Director Franco Maresco observes the double standards towards the mafia in Sicily. He explores the complex network of different mafia families, hitmen, businessmen, bosses and their opponents in the police.
Domenico and Nic try to photograph Perrotta's corpse; Salvo, Rampulla and Enza sneak up on the supposed medical congress - only to end up at a meeting of the Mafia.
The newspaper has run out of paper and doesn't have the funds to buy more; Salvo has an idea: a deal with pinball manufacturers should save production; Domenico makes a terrible discovery.
After Domenico's death, his colleagues are paralysed. However, he should not have given his life in vain; the editorial team tries to further fuel the war between Liggio and Navarra.
