The Matriarch

Sean buys tickets to Italy as a gift for his wife. On the surface his intent is for Mary to re visit and shed light on her past. But Sean, a victim of the newspaper strike of 1963, uses this trip to earn a lucrative sum by writing an article about a Sicilian woman returning to her roots. However, the trip proves to be different than what they had anticipated. Mary learns of the violent deaths of both her parents in Corleone, and as she returns to her marital home Castellammare, she learns that circumstances of her in laws' demise had also ended tragically. Shaken by all these discoveries, she can hardly wait to go home. However, a positive outcome gives her a sense of tranquility as she makes her peace with Vito's sister Annina.. In addition, two people appear in their lives which shakes the very foundation of their marriage.