Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Keeping the love of our life is harder than winning the lottery. Love is not a matter of ability. It is a matter of fortune. Building our own fortune bears to lasting goals. Being at its mercy can bring very far, but not in the place we wanted to.