Becoming a Billionaire

A look at the violent consequences faced by a middle-class family, as seen by three different points of view.

Leonid was released and now runs the affairs of the Family as the Godfather. From all over, businessmen flock to him with their problems. One of them can't share a pizzeria with his Italian partners. Giacomo and Luca send him their answer - a herring in the newspaper. Rumors are circulating around the city that thugs from Sicily itself are about to arrive. An international conflict is threatening, which prosecutor Nadezhda definitely does not need. Tired of quarrels, she dreams of only one thing - to quickly send an authoritative relative back to jail.

Jimmy Wallingford leaves home with his adopted brother, "Toad," after his parents, J. Rufus and Fannie Wallingford, become convinced that he has inherited their criminal tendencies. In a distant village, Toad finds evidence of an oil well on the Curtis farm, the home of Jimmy's new girl friend, Mary. After their investment proves to be fruitless, J. Rufus arrives in town disguised as an East Indian and makes promises of great prosperity to the villagers. He and his accomplice, Blackie Daw, purchase a plot of land from Henry Beegoode, "strike" oil (pumped from tank cars), and sell stock in their enterprise. However, Henry denies having sold the land to J. Rufus, and claims that there is no bill of sale. During an oil fire that nearly traps Jimmy and his friends, the elder Wallingford admits that the well is a ploy to expose Henry, a swindler who has sold the same property several times over. J. Rufus obtains an authentic bill of sale, after which Jimmy strikes oil on the land.

Everything points to Sébastien, 13, as his father's murderer. Two boys from the neighboring estate hide him from his pursuers. With the help of Sébastien's half-sister they will try to uncover the truth.

Kiarash and Maral take turn robbing some stolen money off each other until they face the inevitable consequence.