Plot Summary

After he sees his father Dominic killed over a land dispute, Salvatore promises to avenge his death. He leaves Cerignola for Naples and then New York City in pursuit of the young man, his half-cousin, who committed the murder. But destiny intervenes. While hunting for him in the Lower East Side, he meets Renata, a beautiful young woman from Italy, and falls in love. Renata agrees to marry  him but only if he gives up his quest for revenge. He capitulates, marries Renata, starts a business, and raises a large family. Blessed with good fortune in the new world, Salvatore is nevertheless tormented by his vow to avenge his father’s death. His opportunity finally comes thirty-five years later, but Salvatore, now an ailing middle-aged man, chooses forgiveness because of a strange twist of fate.