Mateo DiMarco is the head of his family. He opens a night club just outside of Chicago proper and it is high end. He was not funding his operations woth drugs, he keeps his dealings legal to reduce the amount of bloodshed. That is not to say he was a good person to cross. He was better than a crime lord, he ruined lives by helping the law along.

Tommy DiMarco is Mateo's cousin and bodyguard. He is fiercely protective of Mateo and loyal. He is a widower and has not wanted to marry again. His daughter, Mona, is grown and off in an ivy league college.

Marie DiMarco is Mateo's niece and a force of nature. She is also protective of her uncle and is perfectly capable of getting the point across. She is studying law to become the family lawyer.

Virginia Danvers thinks she is bagging Mateo for a husband. He is wealthy, he is good looking and so was she, and they walked the same social circles. She is not a good person.

Giovanni DiMarco is a private investigator and the guy who got people locked up for life, he pulls strings behind the scenes. He lost his eye trying to save Mateo's father.