 Gangs are now fighting for control of the streets. With the news that his children are dead however, Vorenus is in a deep depression and has taken to his bed. Pullo seeks Marc Antony s assistance and Vorenus decides to take control of the gangs of Rome, describing himself as the son of Hades. Meanwhile, Octavian has yet to receive his inheritance and Marc Antony seems to be in no hurry to pursue it on his behalf. Octavian makes a firm decision to enter public life and decides to borrow the money to pay Caesar s legacies but, following a dispute with his mother Atia and Marc Antony, he leaves Rome.