"Rich" Richardson is a hard-driving, dedicated submarine officer with a single-minded purpose to seek out and smash the Japanese destroyer he believes sunk his former ship. Given a new command, Richardson drills his men to the point of mutiny as he relentlessly trains them for the battle ahead. At last, word comes of the destroyer's position, and disobeying orders, Richardson finally confronts his foe, unaware that an even greater enemy lurks nearby?one...

Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley, the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free lance killer, to eliminate someone who double crossed them. When Irene and Charley fall in love their jobs become complicated. Their jobs become impossible when each is given a contract that neither can go through with.

Story of a friendship between an eccentric journalist and a daredevil barnstorming pilot.

When the reigning Don dies, a bloody, all-out power struggle ensues to determine who will be the next Capo. Don Angelo, a notorious crime czar, is poised to take control of the Syndicate. But when he discovers that an ambitious lieutenant from his own family has become a rival for the love of his beautiful mistress, the Don vows to turn the streets red with the blood of the traitor, triggering an internal mob war of wills and weapons.