Antonella Madonna is married to Natale Dantese, a powerful young boss in Ercolano, a town known for the eruption of Vesuvius in ancient times. Dantese leads the fiercest faction of the Ascione-Papale family, victors of a bloody clan war that left 60 dead. Antonella is his confidante: she knows in detail the clan's trade, its finances and is involved in her husband's tactical choices.