Dante grazes Lorenzo's neck with a gunshot and reveals a cooler box holding the remains of Lorenzo's Commission allies. After Dante pulls Lily onto his lap, Lorenzo leaves a note summoning Lily outside. In the garden, Lorenzo pins Lily to the wall and chokes her. When Dante rolls in, Lorenzo gropes Lily to mock Dante's paralysis. Dante remembers his father's sacrifice, roars at Lorenzo, and stands up from his wheelchair.
Dante shoots Lorenzo, grazing his neck with a bullet. A cooler box dripping with blood is placed onto the table. Dante tells Lorenzo that he already wiped out all the Commission members who were backing Lorenzo's schemes.
00:58: Lorenzo Leaves a Secret Note
Dante pulls Lily onto his lap and taunts Lorenzo about their night together. Before walking out of the dining room, Lorenzo tosses a scrap of paper onto the table to tell Lily to meet him outside in the garden.
01:40: Confrontation by the Garden Wall
Lily rushes out to the garden at sunset. Lorenzo grabs her, pins her against the stone wall, and demands to know if Dante is truly disabled. Enraged after hearing that Lily slept with Dante, Lorenzo begins choking her neck.
03:00: Lorenzo Mocks Dante in the Garden
Dante rolls into the garden in his wheelchair. Lorenzo keeps Lily trapped in a chokehold and reaches down her dress. He reminds Dante that firearms are banned here and insults his inability to stand up and defend Lily.
03:58: Flashback to the Father's Death
In a shootout ten years ago, Dante's father shields young Dante from gunfire. As he dies, the father hands young Dante the Corleone family signet ring and names Dante as the sole master of the family empire.
04:40: Dante Rises from His Wheelchair
Lily screams Dante's name in terror. Dante roars that Lily belongs to him. Pushing past his physical limits, Dante slowly rises to his feet, leaving both Lorenzo and Lily frozen in pure shock as he stands tall before them.
Key Lines from Episode 8
“Don't count on them. I already killed them all.”
“Don't forget, Daisy's life is still in my hands. I'm your only master!”
“You're nothing but a cripple who can't even protect the woman you love.”
“Let her go! She's mine!”
How Episode 8 Ends
Lily screams out in terror, prompting Dante to yell that she belongs to him. Overcoming his condition, Dante pushes himself up from the wheelchair. Both Lily and Lorenzo freeze in total astonishment. Was Dante truly paralyzed this entire time, and how will Lorenzo react now that his brother is standing right in front of him?