The identity of the traitor who leaked information to Fango and tried to kill Nero has been revealed. With Corteo taken into custody, the Vanetti family has been thrown into an uproar. But Corteo stubbornly refuses to confess anything, a fact which will likely lead to his death. Though he won't admit to it, Avilio is unusually shaken by this. And then Cerotto pays him a visit...
That's why, to get him to acknowledge me, 
I've thrown myself into my work,
Also hab ich als Draufgänger
um seine Anerkennung gekämpft.
C’est pour qu’il me respecte 
que je suis devenu violent.
Per cui, per farmi tenere in considerazione
 da lui, ho agito come una furia...
É por isto que meti a cara no 
serviço para que ele me desse valor.
Поэтому ушёл с головой в работу,
 чтобы вернуть его уважение.