The first day after signing he understands what the contract means: he cannot leave, cannot call, cannot die. The godfather wants a prisoner who looks free, sent out to dinner after dinner from which a man is not expected to come back. The underboss Rocco passes him knives from behind, and the only person still waiting outside is his sister under an oxygen mask.
Caleb is tied to a chair in the back room of a Chicago underground casino, and Valentino sits across from him. He came here to kill the man; his gun was taken before he got through the door. The godfather does not have him killed. He slides a single sheet across the table: sign it and you belong to me, refuse and your sister disappears from intensive care tonight. Caleb holds the pen for a full minute.
