John wick 2 synopsis

About four days after the events of the first film,^[5] former assassin John Wick tracks down his stolen 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 at a chop shop owned by Abram Tarasov, brother of Viggo and uncle of Iosef. John dispatches Tarasov's men in a violent fight that heavily damages the Mustang. He then spares Tarasov under the auspices of peace and returns home.
After Aurelio takes John's Mustang for repairs, John is visited by Italian crime lord Santino D'Antonio. It is revealed that to complete his "impossible task"—which allowed him to retire and marry Helen—John asked D'Antonio for help. As a form of contract, D'Antonio swore John to a "Marker", an unbreakable promise symbolized by a "blood oath" medallion.^[6] D'Antonio presents the medallion to demand services from John, but John refuses, claiming that he is "retired". In retaliation, D'Antonio destroys John's house with a grenade launcher.
Winston, the owner of the Continental hotel in New York City, reminds John that if he rejects the Marker, he will be violating one of the two unbreakable rules of the underworld: no killing on Continental grounds, and Markers must be honored. John accepts his commitment and meets with D'Antonio, who tasks him with assassinating his sister Gianna D'Antonio so he can claim her seat on the "High Table", a council of high-level crime lords. D'Antonio sends Ares, his personal bodyguard, to surveil John.
In Rome, John infiltrates Gianna's celebratory party and confronts her. Faced with certain death, Gianna chooses to commit suicide. While retreating, John is ambushed by Santino's men, who intend to "tie up loose ends" by killing him. After killing most of them, John is pursued by Gianna's bodyguard Cassian. Their brutal fight is halted when they crash into the reception area of the Rome Continental, which - like the New York Continental - prohibits any "business" on its grounds. As the two reluctantly share a drink, Cassian vows revenge for Gianna's death.
After John returns to New York City, Santino opens a $7 million contract for John's murder under the guise of avenging his sister, leading numerous assassins to attack John - unsuccessfully. Cassian confronts John once again in the subway. John wins the ensuing fight, but leaves Cassian alive out of professional respect. Injured and desperate, John seeks help from the underground crime lord The Bowery King, whose subordinates treat his injuries and guide him to D'Antonio's location. John kills D'Antonio's bodyguards and mortally wounds Ares, but D'Antonio is able to escape to the Continental. A supremely self-assured D'Antonio allows John to find him, then smugly makes it clear that he intends to remain there indefinitely, protected by the rules. Despite Winston's warnings, John then shoots and kills D'Antonio in the Continental dining room.
The next day, Winston sends for John and explains that, per the High Table, the contract on John has been doubled and offered globally. John is declared "excommunicado" from the Continental, losing all access and privileges to underworld resources. Winston delays announcing John's excommunication and global posting of the bounty on him by one hour to give him a head start. Winston also provides him with a Marker for future use. Before leaving, John says to Winston: "Tell them, tell them all, whoever comes, whoever it is, I'll kill them, l'll kill them all..." Suspicious of everyone as hitmen all across New York set their eyes on him, John then flees on foot with his faithful dog alongside him.