Fortunately, Winston, the head of the Continental’s New York location and someone who’s more fond of John than most, gave him a one-hour head start before making his excommunication public, as well as a Marker for future use.
When we last left off with John Wick, he’d been declared excommunicado after he killed Santino D’Antonio on Continental grounds, which is a big no no in the assassin community.
Unfortunately, now John is on the run and must rely on his natural skills and whatever he can scrounge up to eliminate anyone who tries to snuff him out.
As if being stripped of his resources and privileges wasn’t bad enough, the bounty on John’s head called in by Santino was also doubled and offered globally by the High Table.