Santino taunts John over dinner in the hotel lounge, knowing the rules protect him. But John is tired of rules. Ignoring Winston’s warnings, John draws his weapon and executes Santino with a single shot to the head. Excommunicado
John tears through Santino’s museum gala, killing his elite security detail and his mute bodyguard, Ares. Santino flees to the only place he thinks he is safe: The Continental.
The escape is a grueling gauntlet. John fights through waves of Santino’s men in the dark, damp catacombs, proving why he is feared as the "Baba Yaga." The Double Cross
The Bowery King gives John a single pistol with seven rounds—one for each million of the bounty—and points him toward Santino. The Final Rule Broken
As the clock ticks down, Winston activates the "Excommunicado" order. John looks around the park and realizes every person—the cellist, the jogger, the businessman—is a killer waiting for the signal.