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- A young, working-class woman, brutally assaulted by college boys.
- At the grand wedding of a don's daughter, the solicitous come seeking favors.
- The husband of a don's daughter wants more power than he is offered.
- New voices say narcotics are the future, while an old don refuses their lure.
- The embittered son of an influential don, left out of the family's bigger doings.