John Wick had finally found a sliver of peace. He buried his guns, resealed his basement floor, and sat with his new dog. But in the world of assassins, a debt is never truly paid.
John refuses. He wants out. In retaliation, Santino levels John’s house with a grenade launcher.
Santino taunts John over dinner in the hotel lounge, knowing the rules protect him. But John is tired of rules. Ignoring Winston’s warnings, John draws his weapon and executes Santino with a single shot to the head. Excommunicado John Wick - Capitolo 2 2017
Santino D’Antonio, a powerful Italian crime lord, arrives at John’s doorstep. He carries a "Marker"—a blood oath John swore years ago to secure his retirement. Santino wants John to assassinate his own sister, Gianna, so he can take her seat at the High Table, the supreme council of global killers.
By killing on Continental grounds, John has broken the ultimate law. Winston grants him a one-hour head start before he is stripped of all protection and services. John Wick had finally found a sliver of peace
John infiltrates Gianna’s coronation party. When he finds her, she chooses to take her own life rather than let him do it. John fires a single shot to fulfill the contract just as her elite bodyguard, Cassian, discovers them.
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Wounded and exhausted, he seeks help from the Bowery King, an underground leader who runs a massive intelligence network of "homeless" agents.
