The chapter opens with a description of the rise of the "yakuza" in Italy, which has become a major source of revenue for organized crime in the United States. The chapter ends with a discussion of the plan to increase the profits of the various criminal groups by twenty-five percent. The two men discuss the following day's events at the ironsi penthouse. They are interrupted by the arrival of Jack Estacado, who has been at the penthouse for a day and half. He is rumored to be the son of Don Frank, and the two men decide to have a chicken-fight in the pool. They discuss the whereabouts of their friend lisa, who is sixteen years old. They also discuss the departure of Jaques, who was "sick of california and new york" and was looking for a change of scene. They wonder if this was a mistake.