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(narrator) Previously on "The
Making of the Mob: New York"...
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All right,
this is how it's gonna work.
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(narrator)
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
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takes control
of the New York Mafia...
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and with his crew--
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Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel,
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Frank Costello
and Vito Genovese...
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Easy, Joe, easy.
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(narrator)
...Luciano establishes
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a powerful commission
of five families
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to rule the underworld...
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The five New York families.
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They will have the final say
in all matters,
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even life and death.
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(narrator) ...enlisting notorious
hit squad Murder, Inc.
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to enforce its power.
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(Luciano)
You guys'll be like ghosts.
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Nothing gets left behind.
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Nothing.
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(man grunts)
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(narrator) But a threat
to Luciano's organization
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emerges from within...
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Get another bottle of vino
over here for the ladies.
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(narrator) ...as rogue
gangster Dutch Schultz...
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(gunshot, people scream)
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...plans to assassinate the man
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on a mission
to take down the Mob,
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New York prosecutor
Thomas Dewey.
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I don't care
how much it costs.
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Get me Dutch Schultz!
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(narrator) Dewey launches a crusade
against organized crime...
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and to save the Mafia,
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the New York kingpin
orders a hit...
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on one of his own.
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(gun cocking)
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(man)
¶ This ain't no time ¶
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¶ To feel sorry
for myself ¶
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¶ I can't help it ¶
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¶ 'Cause there's nobody else ¶
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¶ And I walk these streets ¶
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¶ With your name on my tongue ¶
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¶ But I dare not speak ¶
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¶ Only there it belongs ¶
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¶ There's got to be
a better way ¶
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¶ Better way ¶¶
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(gunshot echoes)
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(man groaning and gasping)
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(narrator) In a single
move, the New York Mafia
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has eliminated the greatest
threat to its power:
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uncontrollable gangster
Dutch Schultz.
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(men laughing)
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(all talking, clinking glasses)
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(narrator) With Schultz
out of the picture,
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the Mob is back in business.
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He doesn't have anything in--
that's all natural.
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It's all natural--
I'm Sicilian, come on.
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(narrator) Charles "Lucky" Luciano,
Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel,
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Frank Costello and Vito Genovese
are living the high life.
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(Vincent Pastore)
Guys like Lucky
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came up from the bottom,
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clawed their way up,
and wind up being on top,
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and when they became the boss,
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it was almost like their
"Man of La Mancha" dream.
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This is what they wanted.
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All right? Drink up.
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A salute!
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(men) Salute! God bless.
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(Chazz Palminteri)
In my neighborhood growing up,
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we didn't have money,
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and now all of a sudden
you see these guys,
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they have a diamond pinkie ring,
gorgeous suits,
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beautiful women with them.
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They were gods to us.
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(narrator)
By 1935,
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Luciano and his crew
had built an empire
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pulling in
the modern-day equivalent
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of over $100 million a year.
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Meyer Lansky
is leading the charge,
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revolutionizing
their gambling rackets,
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turning their low-rent
gambling dens
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into high-class establishments.
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(Rich Cohen)
Well, Lansky saw opportunities
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where other people saw nothing,
and he saw treasure
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where other people saw trash.
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He was the first guy to take
craps, which was a street game,
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and put it up
on green felt on a table
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and thereby make it
respectable and fancy.
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(narrator) As Lansky is inventing
the first modern casinos...
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Look, I want all these
collected today!
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Collected today.
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(narrator) ...Vito Genovese
has a heroin racket
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that's pulling in
millions of dollars a year,
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but he decides to diversify,
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and begins running
high-stakes poker games...
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Three of a kind.
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(narrator) ...luring in
unsuspecting wealthy businessmen
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and fixing the outcome
to make sure he always wins.
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Full house.
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Jacks over nine.
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Gambling was the strength
of the American Mafia.
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The reason gambling
was appealing to Mob guys
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was because their life
was a gamble,
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and it was only a reflection
of the way they lived.
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(narrator)
While business is booming,
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Bugsy Siegel makes sure
the money is collected...
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and that the Mob's authority
is understood.
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And as part of the Mob's
hit squad, Murder, Inc.,
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Siegel carries out orders
sent down by the Commission.
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Frank Costello keeps
the authorities at bay,
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using his connections
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with corrupt politicians
and law enforcement
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to ensure the Mob's business
runs smoothly.
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Now that they were running
these criminal organizations,
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very profitable ones,
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they had to pay off
police and politicians
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to continue thriving,
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because they didn't want
any outside interference,
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you didn't want to be arrested.
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(Rudy Giuliani)
"The Godfather"
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was based on Frank Costello
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with all the judges and all
the politicians in his pocket.
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(narrator) At the top of the operation
is 38-year-old Lucky Luciano.
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(Selwyn Raab) The best way
to describe Lucky Luciano
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was that he was
a creative genius,
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but a criminal creative genius.
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He knew entrepreneurship.
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He knew how organizations
should function
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and how to get rid
of rivalries and competition.
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In effect,
he was an early equivalent,
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a criminal equivalent,
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of a Warren Buffett
or a Steve Jobs.
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(orchestra playing,
people talking and laughing)
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(applause)
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Hey.
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Where are you going?
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None of your business.
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You know who I am?
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(scoffs)
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Everybody knows who you are.
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Am I supposed to be
impressed?
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Hey.
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You haven't given me
the chance yet.
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(Frank Vincent)
Well, goodfellas are sexy guys.
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They got money, they got power,
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they have, uh, new cars,
they have the best clothes,
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and they're notorious
and they're bad boys.
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I think certain women
are attracted to that.
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He's mesmerized
over here, huh?
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(chuckles)
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And soon... soon we can
go traveling together.
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Go to Paris,
take you shopping.
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You like that?
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(Rich Cohen) Lucky Luciano
lived in the Waldorf-Astoria.
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Normal people with normal lives
don't live in fancy hotels.
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That's for
rock stars and gangsters.
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(narrator) From his residential
suite at the Waldorf-Astoria,
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Luciano begins to build a life
with his new girlfriend,
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a 20-year-old Broadway dancer
named Gay Orlova.
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(man) Luciano's
relationship with women
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was similar to the relationship
of a lot of these guys.
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One-night stands.
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Occasionally you met someone.
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He had a longer relationship
with a woman named Gay Orlova.
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Well, she was an entertainer,
she was fancy.
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I'm gonna take care of you,
you understand?
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No matter what happens to me,
you'll be taken care of.
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Do you understand?
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(horns honking)
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(people talking and laughing)
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(narrator)
While his girlfriend's at home,
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Luciano looks
to diversify his business
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into the seedier side
of the underworld.
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All right, fellas, well,
it's pretty self-explanatory.
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As you see,
the man in the middle...
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What do you have on Luciano?
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(narrator)
For years, Luciano
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has been New York special
prosecutor Thomas Dewey's
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number-one target...
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but Luciano's rackets
are so well-organized,
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pinning a crime on him
will be nearly impossible.
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(Rudolph Giuliani) Well, being a
prosecutor, you come up in a tradition
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in which you're here
to do the right thing.
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You're constantly reminded
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that the correct result
in America is justice
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and the government wins
when we achieve justice.
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(narrator)
But what Dewey doesn't know
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is Luciano is about to play
right into his hands.
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(narrator)
At the height of his power,
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Lucky Luciano is determined
to expand his criminal operation
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and take advantage of the oldest
profession in the world...
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prostitution.
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In the 1930s, prostitution is
illegal in the United States,
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but Luciano knows underground
brothels are still thriving...
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and he wants
a cut of their profits.
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Luciano realized
that crime could cash in
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on free enterprise.
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That was what he was gonna do.
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They weren't gonna
limit themselves
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to one or two occupations
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like Prohibition or gambling
or loan-sharking.
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They would do everything.
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(narrator)
Like all of his other rackets,
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Luciano streamlines
the prostitution business.
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He has madams
to oversee the customers
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and bookers to bring prostitutes
to his brothels around the city.
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Prostitution was
a socially accepted thing
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on high levels of government,
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where politicians
would go into the houses
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in the company
of their gangster friends
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and spend a couple of hours
and just slip out the back door.
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(narrator) Soon, the criminal
kingpin has a citywide network
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of up to 200 brothels
and 1200 prostitutes.
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Lucky Luciano has created
a prostitution empire
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that will bring in
$12 million a year,
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the modern-day equivalent
of over 200 million.
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Well, I don't like it.
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It's a dirty business.
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It's a business.
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Look, these girls,
they get sick,
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they get diseases,
they get pregnant,
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they need doctors.
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That's trouble.
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It's a dirty business.
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And we're
in a dirty business.
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Charlie, let me ask you this.
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Are you all right
being connected
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to hundreds
of drug-addicted girls
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who will turn on you in a second
for another hit of heroin?
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Are you okay
with an army of pimps
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who are loyal
only to themselves?
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Are you okay risking
everything we've built...
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for this?
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Let's move.
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(narrator)
For Luciano, Meyer Lansky
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has been a trusted friend and
business partner for decades...
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and while he's always trusted
Lansky's advice...
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this time Luciano
ignores his friend's warning.
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(church bell ringing)
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It's too long.
I can't.
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Come on,
take me to lunch.
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00:15:04,137 --> 00:15:06,371
I wish I could.
258
00:15:06,373 --> 00:15:09,307
You don't have time for me?
259
00:15:09,309 --> 00:15:11,943
I'll always have
time for you.
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00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:13,344
You're my girl.
261
00:15:13,346 --> 00:15:15,246
(narrator)
Within months,
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Luciano begins leading
a double life,
263
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spending days
with his girlfriend
264
00:15:20,553 --> 00:15:22,320
and nights at his brothels.
265
00:15:22,322 --> 00:15:24,455
(Drea de Matteo)
Lucky Luciano, he had a woman
266
00:15:24,457 --> 00:15:27,025
that was like his main woman,
his main squeeze.
267
00:15:27,027 --> 00:15:28,359
He adored her.
268
00:15:28,361 --> 00:15:30,495
But he cheated on her.
269
00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:33,197
It's a power thing,
yeah, I think...
270
00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:36,134
and then men are also just pigs.
271
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(man on record) ¶ Why am I
so happy I could cry? ¶
272
00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:44,142
It's always great
to see you, Lucky.
273
00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:47,612
(narrator) Luciano begins frequenting
one of his own brothels,
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00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:51,049
run by a madam named Cokey Flo.
275
00:15:51,051 --> 00:15:53,217
(Cokey Flo)
You happy with the merchandise?
276
00:15:55,021 --> 00:15:56,621
Very.
277
00:15:56,623 --> 00:16:00,024
(women giggling)
278
00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:01,592
Here.
279
00:16:01,594 --> 00:16:05,063
Anything you want...
it's yours.
280
00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:12,170
(man on record) ¶ Why? 'Cause
I found you, that's why ¶¶
281
00:16:12,172 --> 00:16:16,307
¶¶
282
00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:19,077
(Sal Polisi) I was involved with
prostitutes, working girls.
283
00:16:19,079 --> 00:16:22,613
There's something about them
that you have in common
284
00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:25,049
which you don't have in common
with your wife.
285
00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,018
They're con artists.
286
00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:28,519
They're movers, they're shakers.
287
00:16:28,521 --> 00:16:31,689
They're criminals also,
so you feel at ease with them.
288
00:16:31,691 --> 00:16:34,158
You could spend a night
with a prostitute
289
00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,426
and let her know more
about your life
290
00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:37,195
than you want your wife to know.
291
00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:39,530
¶¶
292
00:16:51,077 --> 00:16:55,446
(narrator) As Thomas Dewey
builds his case against Luciano,
293
00:16:55,448 --> 00:17:01,319
he brings in an ambitious young
prosecutor named Eunice Carter.
294
00:17:01,321 --> 00:17:04,355
(Ellen Poulsen) Eunice Carter was
an assistant district attorney
295
00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:07,191
and the very first
African-American woman
296
00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:10,762
to serve in that capacity
in New York City.
297
00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:13,564
(narrator) Carter soon discovers
the break in the case
298
00:17:13,566 --> 00:17:17,201
Dewey has been looking for.
299
00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,604
More than half
the prostitutes arrested
300
00:17:19,606 --> 00:17:23,808
had the same bail bondsman
and the same attorney.
301
00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:27,211
They're all working together.
302
00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:29,781
What I need is how Luciano
is connected to these people.
303
00:17:29,783 --> 00:17:33,384
It's not a coincidence.
304
00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:35,053
(narrator)
Dewey and Carter discover
305
00:17:35,055 --> 00:17:37,422
that the man bailing out
the prostitutes
306
00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:41,426
is a known criminal
with ties to the Mob.
307
00:17:45,532 --> 00:17:50,234
This booker, Ralph.
308
00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:51,669
Get him in here.
309
00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:54,072
On what charge?
310
00:17:54,074 --> 00:17:56,407
Littering, jaywalking,
I don't care.
311
00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:58,810
Bring him in.
312
00:17:58,812 --> 00:18:00,411
(narrator)
Thomas Dewey believes
313
00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:03,147
he's found the weak link
in Luciano's operation.
314
00:18:03,149 --> 00:18:07,418
Now he just has to
make the booker talk.
315
00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:08,853
"What charge?"
316
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:17,462
¶¶
317
00:18:17,464 --> 00:18:21,165
(narrator) Special prosecutor Thomas
Dewey has finally caught a break
318
00:18:21,167 --> 00:18:23,701
in his case
against Lucky Luciano
319
00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:27,738
and brings in a booker tied
to Luciano's prostitution ring.
320
00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:31,409
Now Dewey just has to
get him to talk.
321
00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:33,578
So, Ralph, I'm wondering
what you know
322
00:18:33,580 --> 00:18:36,547
about Lucky Luciano's
prostitution ring.
323
00:18:36,549 --> 00:18:38,316
Who?
324
00:18:38,318 --> 00:18:41,486
Sometimes he's known
as Charles Luciano.
325
00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:42,520
Ringing any bells?
326
00:18:42,522 --> 00:18:43,654
Never seen him before.
327
00:18:43,656 --> 00:18:45,323
Never?
328
00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:50,261
I have a lot of evidence
showing the contrary.
329
00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:53,397
Are you sure that's the answer
you want to give me?
330
00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,337
I've never seen the guy before.
331
00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:01,139
That's real cute, Ralph...
332
00:19:02,342 --> 00:19:05,476
but I'm almost
out of patience here.
333
00:19:05,478 --> 00:19:09,480
What do you know
about Lucky Luciano?
334
00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:11,582
If you were a rat, you were...
335
00:19:11,584 --> 00:19:15,419
you couldn't be tolerated
in any way, shape or form.
336
00:19:15,421 --> 00:19:17,355
I mean, they would kill you
for that.
337
00:19:17,357 --> 00:19:18,723
That's their unwritten law.
338
00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:21,726
You and I have
nothing more to talk about.
339
00:19:21,728 --> 00:19:23,227
(slaps Ralph's shoulder hard)
340
00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:26,497
¶¶
341
00:19:33,273 --> 00:19:35,306
(truck horn honking)
342
00:19:35,308 --> 00:19:37,808
(Lansky)
You've gotta be careful.
343
00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:40,411
Dewey's coming for you
and he's got the Mayor
344
00:19:40,413 --> 00:19:42,313
and half the City Council
behind him.
345
00:19:42,315 --> 00:19:47,385
Well, then it's a good thing
we got the other half.
346
00:19:47,387 --> 00:19:49,921
You can't buy Dewey.
347
00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:51,856
Okay?
He's not like the others.
348
00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:55,293
Meyer,
everybody's got a price.
349
00:20:03,436 --> 00:20:07,438
(narrator) Dewey lets the booker
walk, but he has a plan...
350
00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,841
as assistant district attorney
Eunice Carter
351
00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:14,545
has introduced a new
crime-fighting technology.
352
00:20:23,423 --> 00:20:27,625
(Ralph) I have two shifts tonight,
sometimes, um, six to 12 girls.
353
00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:29,827
It all depends.
354
00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:31,629
(on recording)
Sometimes more, sometimes less.
355
00:20:31,631 --> 00:20:33,497
(woman) Ralph...
Hold on one second.
356
00:20:33,499 --> 00:20:34,899
Beat it!
357
00:20:34,901 --> 00:20:36,467
Yeah.
358
00:20:36,469 --> 00:20:37,902
(Thomas Dewey III)
The use of wiretaps
359
00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:40,871
was very much of an innovation
at the time.
360
00:20:40,873 --> 00:20:44,442
Um, no need for a court order.
361
00:20:44,444 --> 00:20:49,480
Um, it's really become one of
the staples of law enforcement.
362
00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:53,017
(narrator) Dewey's investigators listen
to hundreds of hours of calls...
363
00:20:53,019 --> 00:20:55,386
(Ralph) Nothing at all-- I'm
just trying to enjoy my cigar.
364
00:20:55,388 --> 00:20:56,921
...waiting to hear evidence
against Luciano.
365
00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:59,357
Uh, about one every hour.
Hey, Ralph.
366
00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:00,925
(man)
Your numbers are off, damn it.
367
00:21:00,927 --> 00:21:03,594
(Ralph) I did the books, so...
they're not off.
368
00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:05,396
(man) I'm looking at the
numbers, they're off.
369
00:21:05,398 --> 00:21:07,331
(Ralph) Listen, if
you're having trouble,
370
00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:09,667
you're gonna have to talk
to Lucky about it, all right?
371
00:21:09,669 --> 00:21:11,902
¶¶
372
00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:18,509
Well, you talk to Lucky
and then you get back with me.
373
00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:20,711
All right?
374
00:21:22,482 --> 00:21:25,549
Always busting my balls.
375
00:21:25,551 --> 00:21:29,520
(horns honking)
376
00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:32,556
¶¶
377
00:21:32,558 --> 00:21:34,325
What am I listening to?
378
00:21:34,327 --> 00:21:38,496
One of Luciano's bookers.
379
00:21:41,334 --> 00:21:42,933
(man)
Your numbers are off, damn it.
380
00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:45,036
(Ralph) I did the books, so...
they're not off.
381
00:21:45,038 --> 00:21:46,771
(man) I'm looking at the
numbers, they're off.
382
00:21:46,773 --> 00:21:48,739
(Ralph) Listen, if
you're having trouble,
383
00:21:48,741 --> 00:21:51,075
you're gonna have to talk
to Lucky about it, all right?
384
00:21:51,077 --> 00:21:53,477
You talk to Lucky
and then you get back with me.
385
00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:01,552
Find out
where Mr. Luciano is.
386
00:22:01,554 --> 00:22:04,455
¶¶
387
00:22:13,599 --> 00:22:17,835
So... why do they
call you Lucky anyway?
388
00:22:19,539 --> 00:22:22,340
You're not from around here,
are you?
389
00:22:22,342 --> 00:22:24,442
What makes you say that?
390
00:22:24,444 --> 00:22:25,609
Just a hunch.
391
00:22:25,611 --> 00:22:30,381
¶¶
392
00:22:35,755 --> 00:22:37,722
(raised voices, women screaming)
393
00:22:37,724 --> 00:22:39,690
Police!
This is a raid!
394
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,660
Hey, hey, hey, wait, wait!
395
00:22:42,662 --> 00:22:44,729
Come on, let's move!
Come on, everybody out!
396
00:22:44,731 --> 00:22:46,664
Let's go, let's go!
Move it!
397
00:22:46,666 --> 00:22:48,666
(voices overlapping)
398
00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:50,901
Everybody out!
Time's up! Let's go!
399
00:22:50,903 --> 00:22:54,772
¶¶
400
00:22:54,774 --> 00:22:58,008
(narrator) Thomas Dewey
organizes a citywide raid
401
00:22:58,010 --> 00:23:00,778
to find Lucky Luciano.
402
00:23:00,780 --> 00:23:02,413
He's not in here.
403
00:23:02,415 --> 00:23:03,948
¶¶
404
00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,892
(narrator)
Luciano escapes,
405
00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:18,062
but for Dewey, the raid isn't
a total loss,
406
00:23:18,064 --> 00:23:19,864
as he brings in a prostitute
407
00:23:19,866 --> 00:23:23,033
who works
in one of Luciano's brothels.
408
00:23:24,637 --> 00:23:30,674
So, how do you know
Lucky Luciano?
409
00:23:35,448 --> 00:23:37,748
I don't.
410
00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:40,017
You're lying to me.
411
00:23:42,121 --> 00:23:45,623
You and me both know
I'm gonna be outta here...
412
00:23:45,625 --> 00:23:49,493
two hours... three, tops.
413
00:23:53,633 --> 00:23:55,599
Not this time.
414
00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:04,542
I have you on solicitation,
disorderly conduct,
415
00:24:04,544 --> 00:24:07,945
resisting arrest,
assaulting a police officer,
416
00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:12,149
public lewdness,
narcotics possession...
417
00:24:12,151 --> 00:24:15,886
and sodomy.
418
00:24:15,888 --> 00:24:20,458
Given your record, I'd say
you're looking at five to 10.
419
00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:23,594
Or you can walk...
420
00:24:23,596 --> 00:24:28,199
and I can expunge
your prior convictions.
421
00:24:28,201 --> 00:24:30,568
Just tell me
everything you know
422
00:24:30,570 --> 00:24:34,038
about Lucky Luciano.
423
00:24:36,843 --> 00:24:39,477
All right.
424
00:24:49,555 --> 00:24:51,121
¶¶
425
00:24:56,896 --> 00:24:58,128
(man)
He's gone.
426
00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:01,966
Find him...
427
00:25:01,968 --> 00:25:03,934
no matter what it takes.
428
00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:10,908
¶¶
429
00:25:10,910 --> 00:25:13,577
(narrator)
Special prosecutor Thomas Dewey
430
00:25:13,579 --> 00:25:17,548
is determined to find
Mafia kingpin Lucky Luciano.
431
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,917
(man)
He's gone.
432
00:25:19,919 --> 00:25:21,819
Find him...
433
00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:23,988
no matter what it takes.
434
00:25:23,990 --> 00:25:27,725
(narrator) But Luciano is in the
last place Dewey would look...
435
00:25:27,727 --> 00:25:33,731
more than 1200 miles away,
in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
436
00:25:33,733 --> 00:25:39,603
(birds chirping)
437
00:25:39,605 --> 00:25:41,906
(Luciano) Hustle-bustle of the
city streets, the subway,
438
00:25:41,908 --> 00:25:43,774
who needs that, right?
439
00:25:43,776 --> 00:25:45,142
This is where it's at.
440
00:25:45,144 --> 00:25:46,710
You're safe here, right?
441
00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:48,812
Yeah.
442
00:25:50,550 --> 00:25:52,316
What about
the local police?
443
00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:54,051
You don't have to worry
about that here.
444
00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:55,219
No?
445
00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:57,555
No.
446
00:25:57,557 --> 00:26:00,824
(narrator) With one of the most
corrupt police forces in the country,
447
00:26:00,826 --> 00:26:03,827
Hot Springs is
the most sought-after hideout
448
00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:07,264
for gangsters on the run
from the law...
449
00:26:07,266 --> 00:26:11,936
a haven filled with casinos,
overrun with gamblers,
450
00:26:11,938 --> 00:26:15,005
and completely
under the control of the Mob.
451
00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:17,074
(Ellen Poulsen) When Lucky
landed in Hot Springs,
452
00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:19,944
it was controlled
by organized crime.
453
00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:24,048
Any gangster could check in
and enjoy the hospitality,
454
00:26:24,050 --> 00:26:25,783
as long
as that gangster promised
455
00:26:25,785 --> 00:26:30,688
not to bring his criminal
activities into the town.
456
00:26:30,690 --> 00:26:34,058
¶¶
457
00:26:34,060 --> 00:26:38,362
(narrator) Back in New York, Dewey
knows if he can't find Luciano,
458
00:26:38,364 --> 00:26:42,833
all the evidence he's collected
will mean nothing.
459
00:26:42,835 --> 00:26:46,170
With Luciano
nowhere to be found,
460
00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:49,940
Dewey expands
his citywide search
461
00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:54,712
into a nationwide manhunt.
462
00:26:54,714 --> 00:26:58,182
¶¶
463
00:26:59,719 --> 00:27:03,053
On April 3, 1936,
464
00:27:03,055 --> 00:27:06,757
Dewey's big break won't come
from effort or strategy,
465
00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:09,893
but from pure coincidence.
466
00:27:09,895 --> 00:27:14,164
¶¶
467
00:27:15,701 --> 00:27:16,934
Lucky!
468
00:27:16,936 --> 00:27:18,769
Yeah?
469
00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:19,937
Lucky Luciano.
470
00:27:19,939 --> 00:27:21,872
That's right.
471
00:27:21,874 --> 00:27:23,207
(narrator)
A New York detective
472
00:27:23,209 --> 00:27:24,908
working an unrelated case
473
00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:27,645
recognizes Luciano while passing
through Hot Springs.
474
00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:30,180
You're coming with me.
475
00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:32,082
Hands off me...
get your hands off me.
476
00:27:32,084 --> 00:27:34,051
(narrator)
After months on the run,
477
00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:35,853
the most powerful gangster
in America
478
00:27:35,855 --> 00:27:38,656
has finally been arrested.
479
00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:43,794
¶¶
480
00:27:50,903 --> 00:27:53,804
Hey, Sheriff,
let me make a phone call.
481
00:28:09,121 --> 00:28:12,423
(narrator) Luciano believes if he
can arrange his trial in Arkansas,
482
00:28:12,425 --> 00:28:16,026
he'll be able to bribe his way
out of Dewey's charges.
483
00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:18,729
(phone rings)
484
00:28:18,731 --> 00:28:19,730
Hello?
485
00:28:19,732 --> 00:28:21,198
Frank, what's going on?
486
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,400
Charlie, don't worry,
we're handling it.
487
00:28:23,402 --> 00:28:25,402
We're pulling
every string that we can.
488
00:28:25,404 --> 00:28:27,971
Trust me, I'm on it--
we're calling in all the favors.
489
00:28:27,973 --> 00:28:29,807
All right.
490
00:28:29,809 --> 00:28:32,209
Just do whatever you have to do,
you understand?
491
00:28:34,313 --> 00:28:37,948
(Sal Polisi) The police department,
attorneys, they're all for sale.
492
00:28:37,950 --> 00:28:40,317
We had them all in our hand.
493
00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:41,952
Like "The Godfather," they said,
494
00:28:41,954 --> 00:28:43,253
"He had the politicians."
495
00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:44,755
We had them.
496
00:28:47,493 --> 00:28:50,160
(narrator)
Luciano's bribes pay off
497
00:28:50,162 --> 00:28:55,065
and the local sheriff personally
refuses Thomas Dewey's demand
498
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:58,302
to deliver Luciano
back to New York.
499
00:28:58,304 --> 00:28:59,970
¶¶
500
00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:01,905
Dewey soon learns that Luciano
501
00:29:01,907 --> 00:29:05,342
is continuing
to run his rackets.
502
00:29:05,344 --> 00:29:12,049
Vito Genovese is making millions
dealing heroin...
503
00:29:12,051 --> 00:29:13,784
Meyer Lansky is overseeing
504
00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:16,987
the largest network of casinos
in the country...
505
00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:20,858
¶¶
506
00:29:20,860 --> 00:29:24,328
and Frank Costello is continuing
to use his connections
507
00:29:24,330 --> 00:29:27,464
to keep Luciano
out of Dewey's reach.
508
00:29:27,466 --> 00:29:29,366
¶¶
509
00:29:29,368 --> 00:29:32,936
From a jail cell in Arkansas...
510
00:29:32,938 --> 00:29:39,309
Lucky Luciano is still
in full control of his empire.
511
00:29:39,311 --> 00:29:42,312
¶¶
512
00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,252
(Thomas Dewey III)
If you have a situation
513
00:29:48,254 --> 00:29:50,921
where you have the level
of institutional corruption
514
00:29:50,923 --> 00:29:55,259
that you had in the late 1920s
and early 1930s,
515
00:29:55,261 --> 00:29:57,127
one of the things
that you need to do
516
00:29:57,129 --> 00:30:00,864
is to try to rally the public
behind your efforts.
517
00:30:00,866 --> 00:30:04,168
We are entirely prepared
to prosecute Lucky Luciano.
518
00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:06,170
The only problem
is that he has fled to Arkansas,
519
00:30:06,172 --> 00:30:07,871
where for some reason
520
00:30:07,873 --> 00:30:10,207
the authorities seem unwilling
to hand him over to us.
521
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:12,176
Lucky Luciano,
to my knowledge...
522
00:30:12,178 --> 00:30:15,078
(narrator) To put pressure
on Arkansas state officials,
523
00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:19,983
Dewey takes his case
to the media...
524
00:30:19,985 --> 00:30:22,920
and while
still in police custody,
525
00:30:22,922 --> 00:30:27,057
Lucky Luciano is named
Public Enemy Number One.
526
00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:29,126
¶¶
527
00:30:32,464 --> 00:30:35,199
We are entirely prepared
to prosecute Lucky Luciano.
528
00:30:35,201 --> 00:30:37,434
The only problem
is that he has fled to Arkansas,
529
00:30:37,436 --> 00:30:39,136
where for some reason
530
00:30:39,138 --> 00:30:41,471
the authorities seem unwilling
to hand him over to us.
531
00:30:41,473 --> 00:30:43,874
Lucky Luciano,
to my knowledge...
532
00:30:43,876 --> 00:30:47,978
(narrator) With Lucky Luciano protected
by a corrupt Arkansas sheriff,
533
00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:51,915
Thomas Dewey goes to the press
and names the Mafia kingpin
534
00:30:51,917 --> 00:30:54,151
Public Enemy Number One.
535
00:30:54,153 --> 00:30:59,256
(Thomas Dewey III) The motivation for
calling Luciano Public Enemy Number One
536
00:30:59,258 --> 00:31:03,126
was to personalize
the corruption
537
00:31:03,128 --> 00:31:04,461
and the criminal conduct.
538
00:31:04,463 --> 00:31:07,464
Luciano is widely regarded
539
00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:11,034
as the most important racketeer
in the country,
540
00:31:11,036 --> 00:31:14,438
and this case involves one of
the most loathsome of crimes,
541
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:18,108
exploiting the most vulnerable,
downtrodden women
542
00:31:18,110 --> 00:31:20,077
in our society.
543
00:31:20,079 --> 00:31:22,379
(Ellen Poulsen)
Thomas E. Dewey utilized
544
00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:26,950
a two-pronged approach to get
Luciano out of Hot Springs.
545
00:31:26,952 --> 00:31:30,888
In addition to putting pressure
on the police departments,
546
00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:33,223
he also got the press involved
547
00:31:33,225 --> 00:31:35,659
and accused Hot Springs
548
00:31:35,661 --> 00:31:39,963
of being afraid to release
Luciano into his custody.
549
00:31:39,965 --> 00:31:43,033
We intend to see
Lucky Luciano in prison
550
00:31:43,035 --> 00:31:45,369
for the longest possible
amount of time.
551
00:31:49,642 --> 00:31:51,308
(chuckles)
552
00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:53,343
I'm not afraid of Thomas Dewey.
553
00:31:53,345 --> 00:31:55,913
I'm just an American citizen
defending my rights.
554
00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:59,349
I happen to respect and think
Mr. Dewey's an intelligent man
555
00:31:59,351 --> 00:32:01,685
and a great prosecutor.
556
00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:06,990
This is about politics, the most
vicious kind of politics...
557
00:32:06,992 --> 00:32:08,659
(narrator)
To counter Dewey's attack,
558
00:32:08,661 --> 00:32:12,462
Luciano launches
his own press campaign.
559
00:32:12,464 --> 00:32:14,498
I might not be the most
moral man in this world,
560
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:17,701
but I have never in my life
supported or participated
561
00:32:17,703 --> 00:32:19,636
in the practice of prostitution.
562
00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:22,940
And I have every confidence
that the authorities in Arkansas
563
00:32:22,942 --> 00:32:24,942
will uphold the law
564
00:32:24,944 --> 00:32:27,444
and send this man Luciano
to meet his fate
565
00:32:27,446 --> 00:32:30,380
in a court of law
here in New York City,
566
00:32:30,382 --> 00:32:32,149
where his crimes...
567
00:32:32,151 --> 00:32:35,152
(narrator) For days,
Luciano and Dewey wage war
568
00:32:35,154 --> 00:32:39,222
through press conferences
and national headlines.
569
00:32:39,224 --> 00:32:42,592
(Luciano) He can say whatever he wants
in the paper, but I tell you this.
570
00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:45,362
Any jury or judge
will see it my way,
571
00:32:45,364 --> 00:32:49,599
and this case will be dropped,
and I will be set free.
572
00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:54,304
(music playing on radio)
573
00:32:54,306 --> 00:32:55,639
(sheriff) Let's see if
my luck'll change a bit.
574
00:32:59,378 --> 00:33:01,078
Give me three.
575
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,313
(narrator) With lawyers
fighting his extradition
576
00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:05,315
and the local sheriff
in his pocket,
577
00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:08,118
Luciano believes
it's only a matter of time
578
00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:09,553
before he's released.
579
00:33:09,555 --> 00:33:11,455
Full house.
580
00:33:11,457 --> 00:33:13,690
Hmm... can't beat that.
581
00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:18,462
¶¶
582
00:33:24,036 --> 00:33:26,136
Send Luciano out!
583
00:33:26,138 --> 00:33:30,207
¶¶
584
00:33:35,781 --> 00:33:38,281
(narrator) Dewey's press
campaign has paid off,
585
00:33:38,283 --> 00:33:41,084
and with public pressure
on state officials,
586
00:33:41,086 --> 00:33:43,353
the Arkansas governor
is forced to send a team
587
00:33:43,355 --> 00:33:47,157
of heavily armed state troopers
to Hot Springs.
588
00:33:47,159 --> 00:33:49,526
State troopers.
589
00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:51,595
¶¶
590
00:34:03,442 --> 00:34:06,810
¶¶
591
00:34:15,354 --> 00:34:17,754
(handcuffs clicking)
592
00:34:17,756 --> 00:34:23,360
(narrator) On April 4, 1936, the most
powerful gangster in the country
593
00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:26,196
is forced to surrender.
594
00:34:26,198 --> 00:34:29,766
¶¶
595
00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:39,543
What's your name, cop?
596
00:34:42,448 --> 00:34:43,713
It's a long way
to New York
597
00:34:43,715 --> 00:34:46,616
from Arkansas,
no conversation.
598
00:34:46,618 --> 00:34:50,520
How much they paying you?
599
00:34:50,522 --> 00:34:52,556
Tell you what,
I'll give you $10,000 right now
600
00:34:52,558 --> 00:34:54,558
if you let me go-- cash.
601
00:34:55,761 --> 00:34:57,661
What do you say, copper?
602
00:34:59,565 --> 00:35:01,698
(continues indistinctly)
603
00:35:05,170 --> 00:35:10,474
¶¶
604
00:35:14,246 --> 00:35:16,113
(Bugsy Siegel)
This whole case is a stretch.
605
00:35:16,115 --> 00:35:18,415
(man)
It's not a stretch.
606
00:35:18,417 --> 00:35:20,183
He's very smart.
607
00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:22,686
Well, we're smart too.
608
00:35:22,688 --> 00:35:27,357
(narrator) Back in New York,
Lucky Luciano is out on bail,
609
00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:31,128
facing charges
of compulsory prostitution.
610
00:35:31,130 --> 00:35:33,663
With just days
to prepare for the trial,
611
00:35:33,665 --> 00:35:37,434
the notorious gangster meets
with his lawyer and his crew
612
00:35:37,436 --> 00:35:42,305
to plan his defense against
special prosecutor Thomas Dewey.
613
00:35:42,307 --> 00:35:45,442
Charlie, this guy
really knows his stuff.
614
00:35:45,444 --> 00:35:46,743
That doesn't mean
he's gonna win.
615
00:35:46,745 --> 00:35:48,645
And he's
coming after you hard.
616
00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:51,314
(Bugsy Siegel) Has anyone tried
to look into this guy, huh?
617
00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:53,550
Pay him off? Dewey doesn't
care about money.
618
00:35:53,552 --> 00:35:55,418
Does he care about his life?
619
00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:56,786
Listen to me.
620
00:35:56,788 --> 00:35:58,488
There's nothing funny
about these charges.
621
00:35:58,490 --> 00:35:59,589
(Costello)
He's right.
622
00:35:59,591 --> 00:36:02,192
Dewey means business.
623
00:36:03,762 --> 00:36:08,899
Look, there's a lot of things
they can get me on...
624
00:36:08,901 --> 00:36:10,567
but not this.
625
00:36:10,569 --> 00:36:12,302
That's not gonna happen.
626
00:36:12,304 --> 00:36:15,639
¶¶
627
00:36:18,544 --> 00:36:20,810
(voices murmuring,
gavel banging)
628
00:36:20,812 --> 00:36:22,479
Court will come to order.
629
00:36:22,481 --> 00:36:25,415
The case of New York State
versus Charles Luciano.
630
00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:28,418
(narrator) Thomas Dewey
finally has Lucky Luciano
631
00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:29,920
right where he wants him,
632
00:36:29,922 --> 00:36:33,190
and after three years
of building his case,
633
00:36:33,192 --> 00:36:37,561
Dewey is determined to put
the gangster away for good.
634
00:36:40,566 --> 00:36:42,232
¶¶
635
00:36:42,234 --> 00:36:43,800
(voices murmuring,
gavel banging)
636
00:36:43,802 --> 00:36:45,735
Court will come to order.
637
00:36:45,737 --> 00:36:49,439
The case of New York State
versus Charles Luciano.
638
00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:54,344
(narrator) In 1936, the most
powerful Mob boss in America
639
00:36:54,346 --> 00:36:57,747
finally goes on trial.
640
00:36:57,749 --> 00:37:03,420
(Thomas Dewey III) The prosecution
of Luciano was the first time
641
00:37:03,422 --> 00:37:08,291
that a Mob member of that
seniority and stature and power
642
00:37:08,293 --> 00:37:11,494
had been called to account
in a courtroom.
643
00:37:11,496 --> 00:37:15,432
It was extraordinarily dangerous
to take the Mafia on.
644
00:37:15,434 --> 00:37:18,902
They had operated with impunity
for a very long time.
645
00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:23,440
They had substantial segments of
law enforcement and the courts
646
00:37:23,442 --> 00:37:24,941
in their pocket.
647
00:37:24,943 --> 00:37:27,644
So there was
a very substantial personal risk
648
00:37:27,646 --> 00:37:29,446
for my grandfather.
649
00:37:29,448 --> 00:37:33,783
Your Honor, the prosecution
calls Miss Jane Smith.
650
00:37:33,785 --> 00:37:37,621
(narrator) Thomas Dewey
launches into his case,
651
00:37:37,623 --> 00:37:41,391
calling prostitutes from around
the city to take the stand.
652
00:37:52,638 --> 00:37:58,508
You say you were afraid
to go to the police. Why?
653
00:37:58,510 --> 00:38:02,312
I know what they do
to squealers.
654
00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:07,284
Plenty of girls who talked got
burned with cigarettes...
655
00:38:07,286 --> 00:38:08,518
(people murmuring)
656
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,021
...their tongues cut.
657
00:38:11,023 --> 00:38:13,690
(Dewey) I want to be
very specific here.
658
00:38:13,692 --> 00:38:18,628
Since you started working
at this establishment,
659
00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:23,433
how many men
would you see in a day?
660
00:38:23,435 --> 00:38:28,905
15... sometimes 20.
661
00:38:28,907 --> 00:38:31,741
(woman 3) I didn't even
know what heroin was,
662
00:38:31,743 --> 00:38:37,781
and... at first it was free.
663
00:38:37,783 --> 00:38:40,383
(tearfully)
Then it wasn't free anymore.
664
00:38:40,385 --> 00:38:42,886
¶¶
665
00:38:42,888 --> 00:38:48,358
(narrator) In total, Dewey
calls 68 witnesses...
666
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,093
and while
the prosecutor's strategy
667
00:38:50,095 --> 00:38:53,663
to shock and outrage the jury
seems to be working,
668
00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:56,499
Luciano is unfazed.
669
00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:59,502
¶¶
670
00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:01,871
Luciano is convinced
it will take more
671
00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:06,710
than just the testimonies of
prostitutes to take him down.
672
00:39:06,712 --> 00:39:09,746
¶¶
673
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:11,915
Your Honor, the prosecution
674
00:39:11,917 --> 00:39:14,384
calls Florence Brown
to the stand.
675
00:39:14,386 --> 00:39:16,686
(people murmuring)
676
00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:32,035
Would you state your name
for the jury, please?
677
00:39:32,037 --> 00:39:34,037
Florence Brown.
678
00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:37,941
Do you go
by any other names?
679
00:39:37,943 --> 00:39:40,777
People call me Cokey Flo.
680
00:39:40,779 --> 00:39:42,579
Why do they call you that?
681
00:39:42,581 --> 00:39:45,782
Take a wild guess.
682
00:39:47,919 --> 00:39:50,820
'Cause I like to use cocaine.
683
00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:53,423
(whispering and murmuring)
684
00:39:53,425 --> 00:39:56,526
Where do you get
cocaine from?
685
00:39:56,528 --> 00:39:58,962
Different places...
686
00:39:58,964 --> 00:40:00,930
different people.
687
00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:02,165
Depends.
688
00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:05,502
Have you ever
received cocaine...
689
00:40:05,504 --> 00:40:07,971
from anybody
in this courtroom?
690
00:40:14,579 --> 00:40:16,446
Yes.
691
00:40:16,448 --> 00:40:20,550
Would you be so good as to point
out that person to the jury?
692
00:40:26,425 --> 00:40:28,091
(people exclaim)
693
00:40:28,093 --> 00:40:29,659
Let the record show
that the witness is pointing
694
00:40:29,661 --> 00:40:32,495
at Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
695
00:40:32,497 --> 00:40:34,664
(people murmuring)
696
00:40:41,072 --> 00:40:43,706
Was this cocaine a gift?
697
00:40:43,708 --> 00:40:49,212
Uh, a mark of Mr. Luciano's,
uh, generosity?
698
00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:54,217
Not exactly.
699
00:40:54,219 --> 00:40:56,519
Please, enlighten us.
700
00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:58,588
He knew I was an addict...
701
00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:01,858
he knew it was my weakness...
702
00:41:01,860 --> 00:41:05,061
so he used it to control me
and my girls.
703
00:41:07,999 --> 00:41:09,666
He said he wanted
to run the whorehouses
704
00:41:09,668 --> 00:41:12,735
just like they do
the grocery stores.
705
00:41:12,737 --> 00:41:14,771
The grocery stores?
706
00:41:14,773 --> 00:41:16,973
I'm not sure
I understand.
707
00:41:16,975 --> 00:41:22,145
People come in, they pay for the
merchandise, they leave happy.
708
00:41:22,147 --> 00:41:26,549
He wanted to get
as many customers in and out
709
00:41:26,551 --> 00:41:29,185
as quickly as possible.
710
00:41:29,187 --> 00:41:34,491
(louder murmuring,
gavel banging)
711
00:41:37,028 --> 00:41:40,196
(Dewey) No further
questions, Your Honor.
712
00:41:40,198 --> 00:41:43,099
(murmuring continues)
713
00:41:43,101 --> 00:41:48,104
¶¶
714
00:41:52,577 --> 00:41:56,246
(narrator) Thomas Dewey may have
tipped the scales in his favor...
715
00:42:02,287 --> 00:42:05,788
but Luciano is determined
to make a comeback...
716
00:42:07,993 --> 00:42:13,930
and against his lawyer's advice,
Luciano does the unthinkable.
717
00:42:13,932 --> 00:42:19,869
The New York kingpin will take
the stand in his own defense...
718
00:42:21,306 --> 00:42:25,542
in a move that could destroy
everything.
719
00:42:25,544 --> 00:42:28,044
¶¶
720
00:42:28,046 --> 00:42:30,146
Mr. Luciano...
721
00:42:33,051 --> 00:42:37,186
¶¶