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(narrator) Previously on "The
Making of the Mob: New York"...
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Charles "Lucky" Luciano
has transformed himself
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from a low-level thug
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to become the most powerful
mob boss in the American Mafia.
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Deported to Italy by
the U.S. government,
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Luciano still finds a way
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to assert his power
in the United States.
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We're gonna be bringing a lot
more heroin into the country.
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(narrator)
And with the money pouring in,
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he invests heavily in
Bugsy Siegel's vision
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of Las Vegas.
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(Siegel)
I see people, hotels,
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casinos and money.
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Lots of money.
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(narrator)
But the plan backfires.
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(Luciano)
Meyer, this isn't good.
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There's a lot of money
unaccounted for.
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(narrator) And Siegel
pays the ultimate price.
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(gunshots)
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With one of his
original crew dead,
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another threat emerges from
Luciano's inner circle.
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(Genovese) You're holding
me down, Charlie.
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How's it feel to know you're
never going back to New York?
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(grunting)
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(narrator)
As disgraced mobster
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Vito Genovese fights
to regain power,
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breaking ties with Luciano
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and joining forces with
the rising underboss...
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So, what are you
waiting for?
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The right opportunity.
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(narrator)
...to take control of the Mafia.
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♪♪
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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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(engine idling)
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(Mangano)
No! No! Don't do this!
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Don't do this!
Start walking.
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No!
Keep walking,
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Listen to me!
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(gunshot)
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(gunshots)
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(narrator)
In April of 1951,
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Vincent Mangano, the head of one
of the five New York families,
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is murdered.
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For the first time since the
Commission was formed
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20 years earlier by
Charles "Lucky" Luciano,
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a mob boss has been violently
removed from power.
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The hit on Mangano was
ordered by his underboss,
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Albert Anastasia,
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so he could take control
of the family.
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The Commission, this was
really to protect each family,
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so that they had a certain type
of respect and control.
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And for a while, it worked.
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(man)
Hey, get in here.
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(Sal Polisi) But, I mean,
everybody wanted to move up.
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(narrator)
4,000 miles away,
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Lucky Luciano was
in exile in Italy,
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and is forced to watch his
criminal empire turn to chaos
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as gangsters begin
vying for power.
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With no hope of
returning to America,
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Luciano must rely on his
advisor, Meyer Lansky,
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and acting boss of the Luciano
crime family, Frank Costello,
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to keep his operation intact.
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I want what I said,
specifically what I said,
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on the official record.
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(narrator) But after Costello's
disastrous testimony to the U.S. Senate,
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the other families start
to see him as weak.
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And Vito Genovese has
teamed up with Carlo Gambino
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to try to reclaim his position
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at the head of the
Luciano family.
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(Selwyn Raab) Vito Genovese comes
back to America, he's very envious.
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There's a lot of evidence,
he felt that
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he had been shortchanged,
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and he isn't getting a fair
share from Costello,
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and he just figures
he deserves the job.
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(narrator) With Genovese
gunning for his position,
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Frank Costello begins to
crack under the pressure.
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♪♪
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(heartbeat pounding)
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(car backfiring)
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(Sal Polisi) The worst part of
the mob was always the threat
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of being killed
by your own kind.
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So, you have this weight that
you're carrying around with you.
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You can only put so much
weight on a table,
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and eventually,
it's gonna break.
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(Costello)
Can't talk to anybody.
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I'm not even supposed
to be talking to you.
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Go on.
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I gotta wake up every morning
and look over my shoulder, Doc.
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Why do you have to look
over your shoulder?
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Doc, I'm gonna be walking
down the street one day,
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I'm gonna get a
bullet in my head.
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What am I
supposed to do?
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Tell me what to do.
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(Sal Polisi)
Going to a psychiatrist
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would have been perceived
as weakness.
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Who would believe a mobster
would go to a psychiatrist?
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It sounds like he's setting
himself up to be killed.
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(narrator)
But Costello isn't able to keep
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his visits a secret for long.
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It's been a rough
couple of months, Frank.
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I know that.
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We're busting our
asses out there.
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So am I, trust me.
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That's not how
we hear it.
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Look, Frank, nobody has
challenged your authority.
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But a shrink?
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You guys are blowing this whole
thing way out of proportion.
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I was just doing
what I need to do
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to lead this family.
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Listen, Frank, you do
what you gotta do.
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But remember,
we will, too.
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(phone ringing)
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Hello?
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I need muscle.
I need Moretti.
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What-- Frank,
but what's going on?
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Moretti always
had Lucky's back,
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and he's never backed
down from anybody.
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You gotta tell me
what's going on, Frank.
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I don't know.
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But I'm not gonna
sit around to find out.
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I'll make the call.
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(narrator)
To keep himself safe,
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Costello's enlisted the
protection of Willie Moretti,
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a ruthless mobster from
New Jersey with deep ties
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to Luciano and his
crime family.
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♪♪
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With an army of 60 thugs,
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Moretti and his crew protect
Costello around the clock...
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...guaranteeing that a hit
on the acting head
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of the Luciano family
will be next to impossible.
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Vito Genovese
and his new ally,
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Mangano family underboss,
Carlo Gambino,
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meet secretly to strategize.
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Salute.
Salute.
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(narrator)
To get to Costello,
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the gangsters will have to
eliminate his protection.
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Why does Moretti have an army
protecting Frank Costello
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all of a sudden?
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Me.
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You know, Carlo,
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if we wanna be
legitimate bosses,
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we gotta get the Commission
to give its okay.
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And Frank's on
the damn Commission.
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It's still the
Luciano family.
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So, what, Lucky's
gonna listen to me?
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No, he won't.
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But he might
listen to me.
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(narrator) Gambino realizes
to order a hit on Moretti,
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he'll have to convince Luciano
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that the mob is better off
without him,
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and he thinks
he has an angle.
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For months, Moretti has been
exhibiting strange behavior
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and speaking too freely
about mob activity.
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Many believe his brain
may be deteriorating
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due to the effects
of advanced syphilis.
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(bell tolls)
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We gotta talk
about Moretti.
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So, talk.
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The man's not well.
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He's been shooting his mouth
off to the cops, politicians.
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He's lost his mind.
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If he's sick,
you take him to a doctor.
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It's too late for that.
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It'd be a
mercy killing.
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Killing?
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You don't kill Moretti.
He's a good friend of mine.
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A decent man.
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If he dies from the clap,
that's one thing.
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Someone's gotta make
a tough decision here.
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Between Moretti and Costello,
the hearings and the press,
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our business is
going to hell.
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And Frank's not doing
a damn thing about it.
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You got a problem
with Costello now?
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It's not just me.
It's everyone.
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It's the whole
damn Commission.
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Carlo, I am the Commission.
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Charlie, look--
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No.
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The answer's no.
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(narrator) In 1951, Carlo
Gambino and Vito Genovese
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are determined to seize
power in the underworld.
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To move up in the mob,
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they know their next step
is taking out Willie Moretti,
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a hit that's been refused
by Lucky Luciano.
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Now, the gangsters must decide
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whether to make
a dangerous move,
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going directly against
Luciano's orders
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and eliminating the protector of
his acting boss, Frank Costello.
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♪♪
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(gunshots)
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(door closes)
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(woman screaming)
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(narrator)
After Gambino and Genovese
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defy Luciano and take out
Moretti,
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Luciano's advisor, Meyer Lansky,
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fears the future of the Luciano
crime family is at stake,
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and calls a meeting with
influential Commission member,
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Joe Bonanno.
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The Mangano hit blindsided us
as much as it did you.
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I had no idea.
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And what about
Willie Moretti?
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You knew he was
protecting Frank.
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You knew that Charlie
said no.
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You knew that
everyone knew.
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Moretti was losing
his mind to syphilis.
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You knew that.
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He was a risk
to all of us.
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So...
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you're taking sides
with Vito, then.
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Vito's just doing
whatever he needs to do.
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As for Frank,
now, a lot of guys
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think he's not capable
to lead anymore.
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Then, what about Charlie?
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Hmm?
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What about the man
who made you a boss?
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The man who let
you live?
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You forget about that?
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He vetoed the
Moretti hit himself.
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He's in Italy, Meyer.
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And he's never
coming back.
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(Rich Cohen) One of the reasons
why Meyer Lansky was successful
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is because as counterintuitive
as it sounds,
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he was honest.
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He was an honest criminal.
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(phone ringing)
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Hello?
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Look, it's not good,
Charlie, it's not good.
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Bonanno is backing Vito.
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The rest of 'em are, too.
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They think it's inevitable
and they don't wanna be the guy
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to stand in his way.
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I'm sorry, Charlie.
I don't know what else to do.
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♪♪
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(narrator) With Luciano's
influence waning in New York,
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Gambino believes the time has
come to take on Frank Costello.
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But first, he'll need
to convince Genovese
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that this is the moment
they've been waiting for.
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(Genovese) What's
going on with Frank?
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The guy's losing his mind
over here, all right, Carlo?
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(Gambino) We're gonna have to
move on this sooner or later.
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We're gonna deal with Costello.
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Frank's falling apart.
We got no choice.
253
00:16:36,700 --> 00:16:41,537
(narrator) For Genovese, following
through with Gambino's plan
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means taking out a man
he's known for decades...
255
00:16:45,609 --> 00:16:48,176
Hey, Frank.
Vito.
256
00:16:48,178 --> 00:16:50,678
I want you to meet
my associate, Charlie Luciano.
257
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Nice to meet you.
Likewise.
258
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(narrator) ...and a member
of his original crew.
259
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On May 2nd, 1957,
260
00:17:01,622 --> 00:17:07,358
Genovese orders notorious hitman
Vinny "The Chin" Gigante
261
00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:10,527
to kill Frank Costello.
262
00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:13,596
♪♪
263
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(gun cocking)
264
00:17:58,241 --> 00:18:00,374
(gunshot)
265
00:18:23,096 --> 00:18:24,329
(gunshot)
266
00:18:29,501 --> 00:18:32,102
(narrator)
In May of 1957,
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Frank Costello was
shot in the head
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and left to die.
269
00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,815
Despite taking a
.38 caliber bullet
270
00:18:47,817 --> 00:18:50,684
at near point-blank range,
271
00:18:50,686 --> 00:18:54,187
Costello
miraculously survives.
272
00:19:06,499 --> 00:19:08,733
Hi, Frank.
273
00:19:10,135 --> 00:19:12,536
You come to finish
what you started?
274
00:19:16,207 --> 00:19:18,307
(door closes)
275
00:19:21,644 --> 00:19:23,111
(sighs)
276
00:19:24,379 --> 00:19:26,379
Doesn't have to
be this way.
277
00:19:29,116 --> 00:19:31,584
You could retire.
278
00:19:31,586 --> 00:19:33,152
No one's gonna
come after you.
279
00:19:33,154 --> 00:19:36,155
I'll make sure of it.
280
00:19:36,157 --> 00:19:37,656
I'm not gonna
run out on Charlie.
281
00:19:37,658 --> 00:19:40,859
You're no good
to him anymore.
282
00:19:40,861 --> 00:19:43,862
The Commission's
done with you.
283
00:19:43,864 --> 00:19:46,698
It's just the
way it happened.
284
00:19:46,700 --> 00:19:48,399
(sighs)
285
00:19:54,272 --> 00:19:56,740
Sorry about this--
Shut up, Vito.
286
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(narrator)
Although wounded and vulnerable,
287
00:20:09,154 --> 00:20:12,521
Frank Costello refuses
to back down.
288
00:20:14,423 --> 00:20:17,558
After recovering from
the assassination attempt,
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he reaches out to the one boss
of the New York crime families
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that he thinks will still be
loyal to him, Albert Anastasia.
291
00:20:26,635 --> 00:20:30,269
Vito won't quit till
I'm dead and he's boss.
292
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I need to know you
have my back.
293
00:20:35,408 --> 00:20:38,276
I got your back.
294
00:20:38,278 --> 00:20:40,511
As long as you
got mine.
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00:20:42,714 --> 00:20:46,249
Anastasia doesn't like
the idea that Genovese
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tried to kill Costello.
297
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So, they have a
mutual agreement.
298
00:20:52,890 --> 00:20:54,890
(narrator)
While Costello and Anastasia
299
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form an alliance to protect
the Luciano crime family...
300
00:21:02,464 --> 00:21:06,400
Anastasia's ambitious underboss,
Carlo Gambino,
301
00:21:06,402 --> 00:21:09,803
and Vito Genovese
step up their own plan.
302
00:21:09,805 --> 00:21:12,605
He's gotta be
scared to death.
303
00:21:12,607 --> 00:21:14,840
I mean, the guy's heart
wasn't in it before.
304
00:21:14,842 --> 00:21:16,341
What about Charlie?
305
00:21:16,343 --> 00:21:18,176
Oh, screw Charlie.
306
00:21:18,178 --> 00:21:20,645
No one gives a rat's ass
what he has to say anymore.
307
00:21:20,647 --> 00:21:22,613
He's got some
loyal men.
308
00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:24,481
He's got Anastasia.
309
00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:27,885
Charlie gives Albert
the green light.
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00:21:27,887 --> 00:21:29,619
(sighs)
311
00:21:33,323 --> 00:21:36,792
The old generation
believed in loyalty
312
00:21:36,794 --> 00:21:38,326
and not turning on
their friends.
313
00:21:38,328 --> 00:21:40,394
And the new generation
that came in,
314
00:21:40,396 --> 00:21:43,964
um... they'd do
a hit in a minute.
315
00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:54,774
Yeah, that's beautiful.
316
00:21:54,776 --> 00:21:57,343
Good.
Can I get your cap for you?
317
00:21:57,345 --> 00:21:58,711
There you go,
thank you.
318
00:21:58,713 --> 00:22:00,612
(clears throat)
319
00:22:01,714 --> 00:22:02,947
All right.
320
00:22:02,949 --> 00:22:03,981
(groans)
321
00:22:03,983 --> 00:22:05,482
How's the family?
322
00:22:05,484 --> 00:22:07,984
Good, good.
They're not annoying me
323
00:22:07,986 --> 00:22:09,885
too much, which is
always good.
324
00:22:09,887 --> 00:22:12,554
I understand.
Married myself.
325
00:22:30,839 --> 00:22:33,073
All right.
326
00:22:33,075 --> 00:22:35,975
Just relax and
let me do my job.
327
00:22:52,759 --> 00:22:54,860
Excuse me, sir, I need to go
in the back for a moment.
328
00:22:54,862 --> 00:22:57,462
All right.
Don't be too long.
329
00:22:58,997 --> 00:23:01,064
♪♪
330
00:23:05,102 --> 00:23:07,570
(gunshots)
331
00:23:13,610 --> 00:23:17,012
(chair squeaking)
332
00:23:41,637 --> 00:23:44,405
(phone ringing)
333
00:23:59,019 --> 00:24:01,053
All right.
334
00:24:04,924 --> 00:24:07,859
We're not gonna have to worry
about Anastasia anymore.
335
00:24:07,861 --> 00:24:10,895
(narrator) In partnership
with Vito Genovese,
336
00:24:10,897 --> 00:24:13,163
Carlo Gambino has
successfully eliminated
337
00:24:13,165 --> 00:24:16,566
the head of his family,
Albert Anastasia.
338
00:24:18,468 --> 00:24:22,037
It's one of the most brazen
murders in Mafia history.
339
00:24:22,039 --> 00:24:25,206
A boss of one of the
five New York families
340
00:24:25,208 --> 00:24:28,709
has been gunned down
in broad daylight.
341
00:24:28,711 --> 00:24:31,178
Albert Anastasia goes to
get a shave and a haircut,
342
00:24:31,180 --> 00:24:33,880
and he gets killed
in a barber chair.
343
00:24:33,882 --> 00:24:37,516
And it's very much
out in public.
344
00:24:37,518 --> 00:24:41,620
It's not a mob hit where
they've taken you in the woods.
345
00:24:41,622 --> 00:24:44,789
It's happened right there in
the middle of New York city.
346
00:24:44,791 --> 00:24:46,724
That's one of the reasons
it's iconic.
347
00:24:46,726 --> 00:24:49,526
It's so visible.
348
00:24:49,528 --> 00:24:52,896
(narrator) Gambino's
bold plan has paid off.
349
00:24:52,898 --> 00:24:57,900
By taking out Anastasia, he's
gone from mid-level gangster
350
00:24:57,902 --> 00:25:00,702
to the head of his own
crime family.
351
00:25:00,704 --> 00:25:02,537
Congratulations.
352
00:25:03,872 --> 00:25:07,241
(narrator)
And the Gambino family is born.
353
00:25:07,243 --> 00:25:10,544
(Selwyn Raab)
Carlo Gambino is a prime mover.
354
00:25:10,546 --> 00:25:12,212
Genovese and Gambino were close.
355
00:25:12,214 --> 00:25:15,215
They decide they have
to hit Anastasia.
356
00:25:15,217 --> 00:25:17,217
It clears the way
for both of 'em.
357
00:25:24,824 --> 00:25:26,958
(narrator)
After an attempt on his life
358
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,227
and the murder of his only
ally on the Commission,
359
00:25:30,229 --> 00:25:33,730
Frank Costello
does the unthinkable.
360
00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:36,232
With Lucky Luciano's approval,
361
00:25:36,234 --> 00:25:41,070
Costello ends his 20-year reign
as the head of the family.
362
00:25:41,072 --> 00:25:44,540
(Rudy Giuliani) Frank goes
and visits the Commission,
363
00:25:44,542 --> 00:25:49,844
and says, "Look,
I wanna retire.
364
00:25:49,846 --> 00:25:52,613
I will have nothing to do
with this ever again."
365
00:25:52,615 --> 00:25:58,752
Frank Costello retired from
the Mafia as an elder statesman.
366
00:25:58,754 --> 00:26:02,122
Only one that I can think of,
at least in those days,
367
00:26:02,124 --> 00:26:06,526
that was ever
allowed to retire.
368
00:26:06,528 --> 00:26:09,829
And the reason they trusted him
was, he didn't give up the guy
369
00:26:09,831 --> 00:26:12,965
who tried to--
tried to knock him off.
370
00:26:12,967 --> 00:26:16,034
♪♪
371
00:26:31,549 --> 00:26:35,318
(narrator) Two decades after losing
his position as acting boss,
372
00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,987
Vito Genovese forcefully
takes his seat
373
00:26:37,989 --> 00:26:40,656
at the head of the
Luciano crime family.
374
00:26:40,658 --> 00:26:44,660
(Genovese) Take this away.
Bring me another one.
375
00:26:44,662 --> 00:26:46,795
(narrator)
And with Luciano in Italy
376
00:26:46,797 --> 00:26:49,664
and Costello out of
the picture,
377
00:26:49,666 --> 00:26:52,133
Genovese calls a secret meeting
378
00:26:52,135 --> 00:26:55,769
to announce the creation
of the Genovese crime family.
379
00:27:02,910 --> 00:27:06,812
In the fall of 1957,
Genovese invites mobsters
380
00:27:06,814 --> 00:27:11,249
from around the country
to upstate New York.
381
00:27:11,251 --> 00:27:13,584
(Selwyn Raab)
Vito Genovese decided
382
00:27:13,586 --> 00:27:15,586
there would be an
emergency meeting
383
00:27:15,588 --> 00:27:18,889
of the major crime bosses
from coast to coast,
384
00:27:18,891 --> 00:27:23,360
in a deserted farm area
called Apalachin, New York.
385
00:27:23,362 --> 00:27:25,328
There was no real
law enforcement,
386
00:27:25,330 --> 00:27:27,196
and they thought
they would be very safe.
387
00:27:27,198 --> 00:27:30,065
Hey, Tommy, how are ya?
Get over here.
388
00:27:30,067 --> 00:27:31,366
How are you?
389
00:27:31,368 --> 00:27:32,900
What do you think of the place?
Nice, huh?
390
00:27:32,902 --> 00:27:34,167
It's like being
on vacation, right?
391
00:27:34,169 --> 00:27:35,801
(laughs)
392
00:27:36,869 --> 00:27:38,769
Congratulations, Vito.
Thank you.
393
00:27:38,771 --> 00:27:41,338
(Genovese) He did pass away.
he did pass away.
394
00:27:41,340 --> 00:27:42,939
Hey, there he is.
How you doing, pal?
395
00:27:42,941 --> 00:27:44,840
How you been, all right?
Good to see you again.
396
00:27:44,842 --> 00:27:48,109
(Michael Green) The mob gets
together to divvy up, in a sense,
397
00:27:48,111 --> 00:27:50,177
what Anastasia had
left behind,
398
00:27:50,179 --> 00:27:53,680
and what Luciano isn't
able to control so well,
399
00:27:53,682 --> 00:27:54,881
now that he's back in Italy.
400
00:27:54,883 --> 00:27:56,682
Cheers to that, guys.
401
00:27:56,684 --> 00:27:58,116
Get a drink, get a drink.
Have a good time.
402
00:27:58,118 --> 00:27:59,750
We're here to have
a good time, celebrate.
403
00:27:59,752 --> 00:28:01,284
Thanks for coming up,
appreciate it.
404
00:28:01,286 --> 00:28:02,918
(Gay Talese) Those who
were heads of families,
405
00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,121
they had a-- an ego,
a real sense of self.
406
00:28:06,123 --> 00:28:09,724
They saw themselves
as an alpha male,
407
00:28:09,726 --> 00:28:14,794
a leader, and they had
that-- that belief in self.
408
00:28:14,796 --> 00:28:16,629
Hey, how are you, pal?
409
00:28:16,631 --> 00:28:19,765
What are you doing?
(laughing)
410
00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:21,666
(narrator)
Genovese's lavish party
411
00:28:21,668 --> 00:28:27,304
in honor of himself draws more
than 100 major crime figures.
412
00:28:27,306 --> 00:28:29,839
But the big get-together
draws the attention
413
00:28:29,841 --> 00:28:31,340
of more than just the mob.
414
00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,382
And what started
as a celebration
415
00:28:41,384 --> 00:28:44,752
is about to become a disaster.
416
00:28:48,389 --> 00:28:51,657
♪♪
417
00:28:54,327 --> 00:28:57,062
(narrator)
In the fall of 1957,
418
00:28:57,064 --> 00:29:00,899
Vito Genovese calls the most
powerful mobsters in America
419
00:29:00,901 --> 00:29:04,835
to a meeting at a secluded
farmhouse in upstate New York...
420
00:29:06,938 --> 00:29:10,307
to confirm his status as
the head of the Mafia.
421
00:29:10,309 --> 00:29:11,775
How's it going?
422
00:29:11,777 --> 00:29:13,243
Thanks for coming up,
appreciate it.
423
00:29:15,145 --> 00:29:19,147
(narrator) But the gathering
doesn't go unnoticed.
424
00:29:21,984 --> 00:29:24,418
(Selwyn Raab) What happened
was, a state trooper
425
00:29:24,420 --> 00:29:27,320
noticed there was a lot
of strange people
426
00:29:27,322 --> 00:29:31,424
checking into a motel,
and a lot of big limousines
427
00:29:31,426 --> 00:29:36,028
were pulling into this town
and all heading for this farm.
428
00:29:36,030 --> 00:29:41,700
And he decided this was worth
some-- some inspection.
429
00:29:49,274 --> 00:29:52,776
And he called for backup
from the state police
430
00:29:52,778 --> 00:29:55,278
to surround this farmhouse.
431
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,913
(overlapping chatter)
432
00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:06,353
(man) Cops! Cops!
Get out of here!
433
00:30:06,355 --> 00:30:10,223
Get out of here, there's cops!
Go, go, go!
434
00:30:10,225 --> 00:30:11,991
(...)!
435
00:30:11,993 --> 00:30:14,760
♪♪
436
00:30:28,140 --> 00:30:29,907
Freeze!
Ahh!
437
00:30:33,912 --> 00:30:36,380
(handcuffs clicking)
438
00:30:41,152 --> 00:30:43,987
(Selwyn Raab) There were major
crime bosses and their minions.
439
00:30:43,989 --> 00:30:46,989
About 70 people in there
started scattering.
440
00:30:49,859 --> 00:30:53,961
Some of them were rounded up,
and it led to some indictment.
441
00:30:55,196 --> 00:30:58,398
It put the Mafia,
really on page one.
442
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,299
This was terrible.
443
00:31:02,035 --> 00:31:04,069
(narrator)
20 gangsters are arrested
444
00:31:04,071 --> 00:31:06,204
and charged with
obstruction of justice,
445
00:31:06,206 --> 00:31:10,374
making headlines around
the country.
446
00:31:10,376 --> 00:31:13,844
And while the charges
are later dropped,
447
00:31:13,846 --> 00:31:15,378
the meeting that
was meant to announce
448
00:31:15,380 --> 00:31:17,246
his dominance of the Mafia
449
00:31:17,248 --> 00:31:20,449
has turned into a major
embarrassment for Genovese.
450
00:31:25,420 --> 00:31:28,288
(Michael Green)
Mobsters do make mistakes.
451
00:31:28,290 --> 00:31:31,924
The question is whether
they can overcome the mistake.
452
00:31:31,926 --> 00:31:35,827
Vito Genovese made the mistake
of getting noticed,
453
00:31:35,829 --> 00:31:38,229
and it is going to go a long way
454
00:31:38,231 --> 00:31:42,533
toward reducing Genovese's
impact and influence.
455
00:31:51,842 --> 00:31:54,644
(narrator) For Luciano,
the botched Mafia summit
456
00:31:54,646 --> 00:31:59,181
is just another blemish on
Genovese's list of failures.
457
00:31:59,183 --> 00:32:02,584
And the unpredictable mob boss
is threatening to destroy
458
00:32:02,586 --> 00:32:06,654
everything Luciano has built.
459
00:32:06,656 --> 00:32:11,558
(Richard Hammer) Luciano felt that
Genovese had brought disrepute to the mob.
460
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:15,161
He wanted Genovese
done, finished.
461
00:32:15,163 --> 00:32:18,264
(narrator) But Luciano is about
to get the help he needs
462
00:32:18,266 --> 00:32:21,166
from an unexpected visitor--
463
00:32:21,168 --> 00:32:25,036
the man who's been
Genovese's closest ally,
464
00:32:25,038 --> 00:32:27,505
Carlo Gambino.
465
00:32:31,543 --> 00:32:35,546
After the Apalachin debacle,
Gambino sees an opportunity
466
00:32:35,548 --> 00:32:39,082
to use Genovese's failure
to his advantage.
467
00:32:40,451 --> 00:32:42,084
We need to make
some changes.
468
00:32:45,054 --> 00:32:46,621
What do you wanna do, Carlo?
469
00:32:46,623 --> 00:32:48,556
Send him away for life.
470
00:32:48,558 --> 00:32:53,159
Put him behind some bars
in a cage where he belongs.
471
00:32:55,729 --> 00:32:58,263
(narrator)
Luciano realizes he's working
472
00:32:58,265 --> 00:33:01,366
with a master strategist.
473
00:33:01,368 --> 00:33:03,568
He's watched Gambino rise
through the ranks
474
00:33:03,570 --> 00:33:08,572
of the New York Mafia
by any means necessary,
475
00:33:08,574 --> 00:33:13,209
the same way Luciano did
decades earlier.
476
00:33:13,211 --> 00:33:18,446
And now, the gangster is
about to make his final play.
477
00:33:18,448 --> 00:33:22,650
Luciano has every reason to
get rid of Vito Genovese.
478
00:33:22,652 --> 00:33:27,021
But he knows if he does,
he's effectively giving Gambino
479
00:33:27,023 --> 00:33:30,057
control of the American Mafia.
480
00:33:39,533 --> 00:33:41,400
(narrator)
Lucky Luciano must decide
481
00:33:41,402 --> 00:33:45,070
whether getting rid of
Vito Genovese for good
482
00:33:45,072 --> 00:33:48,406
is worth giving up the power
of the New York Mafia
483
00:33:48,408 --> 00:33:51,141
to Carlo Gambino.
484
00:33:54,111 --> 00:33:59,415
For years, Carlo Gambino has
been Luciano's bitter rival.
485
00:33:59,417 --> 00:34:02,251
Having arranged the murders
of two of his allies,
486
00:34:02,253 --> 00:34:06,154
Willie Moretti
and Albert Anastasia,
487
00:34:06,156 --> 00:34:08,089
and ordering the failed hit
488
00:34:08,091 --> 00:34:10,691
on one of Luciano's
closest friends,
489
00:34:10,693 --> 00:34:12,659
Frank Costello.
490
00:34:15,796 --> 00:34:21,066
But Luciano respects the
gangster's fearless tactics.
491
00:34:21,068 --> 00:34:22,600
Costello may have been smart,
492
00:34:22,602 --> 00:34:25,269
and Genovese
may have been cutthroat.
493
00:34:25,271 --> 00:34:29,506
But Gambino was both,
just like Luciano.
494
00:34:31,775 --> 00:34:36,044
Genovese's reign as boss
is about to come to an end.
495
00:34:41,483 --> 00:34:44,685
Gambino and Luciano
create a plan
496
00:34:44,687 --> 00:34:48,355
to get Vito Genovese
out of the picture for good.
497
00:34:48,357 --> 00:34:50,156
International call,
New York.
498
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♪♪
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(Rich Cohen) Lucky Luciano conspired
to put Vito Genovese in prison
500
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by sort of dropping
a dime on him...
501
00:35:10,575 --> 00:35:12,207
making an anonymous call
502
00:35:12,209 --> 00:35:15,076
about he was dealing
heroin in America.
503
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(narrator) Vito Genovese is
found guilty of smuggling
504
00:35:25,521 --> 00:35:28,555
and distributing narcotics,
505
00:35:28,557 --> 00:35:31,724
and is sentenced to
15 years in prison.
506
00:35:38,397 --> 00:35:43,533
In one swift move, Luciano has
gotten rid of his biggest rival
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and placed the organization
he created
508
00:35:46,504 --> 00:35:49,738
into the hands
of Carlo Gambino,
509
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the man he believes is most able
510
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to lead the Mafia
into the future.
511
00:35:58,345 --> 00:36:00,145
With Luciano's blessing,
512
00:36:00,147 --> 00:36:03,648
Carlo Gambino becomes the new
head of the Commission...
513
00:36:06,251 --> 00:36:09,853
ushering in a new era
of the American Mafia.
514
00:36:22,532 --> 00:36:24,432
While he's given up his power,
515
00:36:24,434 --> 00:36:29,370
Luciano remains influential
in the underworld,
516
00:36:29,372 --> 00:36:33,673
and settles into
a lasting relationship...
517
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Good morning.
518
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(narrator) ...with Italian
dancer Igea Lissoni.
519
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(Richard Hammer)
Luciano never married.
520
00:36:41,148 --> 00:36:44,749
In fact, he didn't really have
a long-standing relationship
521
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until he was
in Italy with Igea.
522
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(speaking Italian)
523
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(Richard Hammer) I think
Lucky's involvement with Igea
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may be the one really
close attachment
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he had ever formed.
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This was someone
he cared about deeply.
527
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(narrator)
On January 26th, 1962,
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three years after
Igea passes...
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and having lived a life
unlike any other,
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Charles "Lucky" Luciano
dies suddenly of a heart attack
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in Naples at the age
of 64.
532
00:37:26,483 --> 00:37:29,884
News of the criminal kingpin's
death spreads quickly.
533
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Hundreds line the streets of
Naples to pay their respects
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to the man responsible for
creating the modern Mafia.
535
00:37:40,459 --> 00:37:44,295
And nearly 16 years
after being deported,
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Luciano finally gets his wish
537
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of returning to America
one last time.
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(Gambino) I'd like to say a
few words about a great man
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and a dear friend.
540
00:38:02,247 --> 00:38:05,448
Salvatore Lucania.
541
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Charlie Luciano.
542
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Lucky.
543
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I've known many
people in my days,
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but there was only
one time when I knew
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I was in the presence
of greatness.
546
00:38:18,294 --> 00:38:23,630
And that's when I stood in
a room with Lucky Luciano.
547
00:38:23,632 --> 00:38:27,467
Lucky Luciano worked
his way up from the bottom.
548
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And when he became the boss,
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he had the respect of everybody,
from all the families,
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because of how he
worked his way up
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and was able to, one,
make money for everybody,
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keep everybody alive,
take care of everybody's family.
553
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(narrator) The death of Luciano
signals the end of an era,
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as one by one, his original crew
begins to fade into history.
555
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Vito Genovese spends the rest
of his life in prison,
556
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where he'll continue
to run his crime family
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until he dies in 1969.
558
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He's buried just 100 feet
from his boss
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and greatest rival, Luciano.
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(Rudy Giuliani)
Vito Genovese probably thought
561
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that he was the closest thing
to another Lucky Luciano.
562
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I don't think Vito
rose to that level.
563
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(narrator) Frank Costello lives
out his retirement in peace,
564
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remaining an influential figure
in the New York Mafia.
565
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To understand Frank Costello,
you have to understand
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that he craved respect.
567
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He had one foot in
the underworld,
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one foot in the
legitimate world.
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And as a result,
Frank Costello becomes known
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as the "Prime Minister
of the Underworld."
571
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(narrator)
In 1973, Costello passes away
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in his Manhattan apartment.
573
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Meyer Lansky
retires to Miami Beach,
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where he lives well
into his old age.
575
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If I were president, I would
have named Meyer Lansky
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Secretary of State and
Secretary of the Treasury.
577
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Never mind that he can't
have both jobs.
578
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The Treasury, he would have
gotten the budget balanced.
579
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State, we could have sent him
580
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to the Middle East,
he would have solved it.
581
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I'm not going to say that
I would have agreed
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with everything
Meyer Lansky did,
583
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but I would say that I
wouldn't have minded
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having him on my side.
585
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(narrator)
Lansky dies in 1983
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with only $37,000 to his name,
587
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although the FBI believes
he stashed away
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more than 300 million
in secret bank accounts.
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In just over a half a century,
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Lucky Luciano,
Frank Costello,
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Meyer Lansky,
Bugsy Siegel,
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and Vito Genovese
worked together to become
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the most successful criminals
the world has ever known,
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organizing crime into a
multimillion-dollar industry
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and leaving behind a legacy
that forever changes America.
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(H.W. Brands) The Mafia
became an avenue to success.
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And in its own way,
it was a recapitulation
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of the American dream.
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You come to America,
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you work hard,
you work smart,
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00:41:23,519 --> 00:41:26,119
and in time, success
rewards your endeavors.
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00:41:26,121 --> 00:41:29,122
There is a certain
ruthlessness.
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There's a certain willingness
to do whatever it takes.
604
00:41:32,627 --> 00:41:34,627
And they're surviving
on their wits.
605
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They're surviving
on their guile.
606
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And these were the
charismatic mobsters.
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(Rich Cohen)
The funny thing about the Mafia
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is there's all this mythology
around it
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about Sicily
and the old world.
610
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Really, the Mafia that we know
is as American as jazz.
611
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It's about this
mixed group of guys.
612
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They turned crime into
big business.
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(gunfire)
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(Rudy Giuliani)
This street level group of thugs
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organized into a very
sophisticated organization.
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It infiltrated the unions,
it infiltrated politics.
617
00:42:08,024 --> 00:42:09,857
It infiltrated Hollywood.
618
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I can't think of
another example
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of an organized crime group
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that had the grip the Mafia
had on America.
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Totally criminal,
totally amoral,
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totally horrible,
but totally brilliant.
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♪♪