Taylor Anthony Miller

While Ike grapples with the disappearance of his friend Mike Strauss, Miami’s DA Jack Klein decides the best way to attack organized crime is through the lobby of the Miramar Playa Hotel…and the best way into the Miramar Playa may be through Ike’s law-student son, Danny. Meanwhile, Stevie Evans’ affair with mob-boss wife Lily Diamond heats up. Daughter Lauren’s bat mitzvah is the only bright spot in Ike’s increasingly complicated world.

As the Miramar Playa Hotel prepares to host a nationally televised boxing match, Ben Diamond unveils a scheme to make major money on the fight. Ike gets swept into the betting with disastrous results, while Vera faces her own disappointment when Jackie Kennedy fails to show for her luncheon. After interviewing for a job with Jack Klein, Danny inadvertently receives proof of Stevie’s affair with Lily in the form of blackmail photos from Divin’ Dave. Meanwhile Klein, determined to find the missing Judi Silver, dredges the quarry where Mike Strauss’s body was found and discovers something that will change Ike’s life forever.

As hotelier Ike Evans sits in jail under arrest for murder, wife Vera, son Stevie and the Miramar Playa team scramble to raise bail money and, in the process, discover the secret of Ike’s Miramar “silent” partners. Mobster Ben Diamond fears Ike will crumble under pressure from State’s Attorney Jack Klein and offers aid in unexpected ways. Ike’s fate hangs in the balance as he awaits Judi Silver’s grand jury testimony.

Ike sets his Cuba plan in motion, risking all to rid his Miramar Playa of Ben Diamond. Ben goes to Chicago to pressure Mob boss Sy Berman into letting him kill Ike. Stevie and Lily go on a “real” date and Stevie jumps in the middle of Bel’s bar fight. Vera is threatened by Meg Bannock’s newfound place at the family Passover, while Ben entertains Tampa gangster Nicky Grillo at his debauched “Seder.”

Ike’s deal to run Castro’s Havana hotels fractures his relationship with Victor. Stevie starts a new job with The Butcher, while Judi tells Danny a deadly secret. Klein swears to destroy Ike as Ben makes his final moves to assure passage of the gambling vote. When the terrifying Sy Berman arrives in Miami, Lily presents an invaluable gift to a surprising ally.