sˈʌbplɑːts ɪŋklˈuːd nˈɪk dʒˈɛɹɐsˌaɪz plˈænz fɔːɹ ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈɔːɹlɪˌoʊnz, tˈɑːm hˈeɪɡən bˌiːɪŋ ˈɪmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ mˈɜːdɚ, ænd ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪmz bˈæɾəl wɪð ɐ pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl fˈæmɪli, ðə ʃˈiː fˈæmɪli, hˌuː ɑːɹ ɐnˈæləɡəs tə ðə kˈɛnədi fˈæmɪli.
Subplots include Nick Geraci's plans for revenge against the Corleones, Tom Hagen being implicated in a murder, and organized crime's battle with a presidential family, the Shea family, who are analogous to the Kennedy family.