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(narrator)
Previously on "The Making
of the Mob: Chicago."
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After the death
of their mentor, Al Capone,
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Tony Accardo and Paul Ricca
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assume control
of the Chicago Outfit
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and thanks to their expansion
into Las Vegas,
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their empire is bigger
and more profitable than ever.
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But now they face a new threat.
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Ambitious young attorney,
Robert F. Kennedy,
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who targets the Outfit's
most visible member,
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acting boss, Sam Giancana.
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Would you tell us anything about
any of your operations,
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or are you just going to giggle
every time I ask you a question?
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I decline to answer
because I honestly believe
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my answer might tend
to incriminate me.
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(narrator)
But Giancana only makes
the situation worse.
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Have you lost your mind?!
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Well, what am
I supposed to do?
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You fix it.
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(narrator)
With the relationship
between the two
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Mafia kingpins
falling apart
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and pressure from the federal
government mounting,
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the final chapter of the Outfit
is about to begin,
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and the fate of Al Capone's
criminal empire
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hangs in the balance.
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I want to hit them
where it hurts most.
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Get your hands off of me!
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(narrator)
Head of the Chicago Mob,
Tony Accardo
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sits at the top of
the country's most powerful
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criminal syndicate,
the Outfit.
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But now, he's facing
his biggest challenge yet
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after his second in command,
acting boss Sam Giancana
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becomes a target
of the federal government,
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drawing more unwanted attention
to the organization.
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There's a degree of flamboyance
to Sam Giancana, which in a way
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is bad for the Outfit
and bad for organized crime
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because they really like to fly
under the radar.
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And Tony Accardo
got upset with him.
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(narrator)
But just as tensions between
the two mob kingpins
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reach a breaking point,
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one phone call changes
everything.
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(phone ringing)
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This is Sam.
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(Tony)
Joe Kennedy?
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What does he want?
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A sit down.
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What do you
think he's after?
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I don't know.
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But if he wants to talk,
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I think we should hear
what he has to say.
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All right.
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Set the meeting.
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(narrator)
Joseph P. Kennedy
is a self-made businessman
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whose net worth is valued at an
estimated $300 million dollars,
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placing him among the top
20 richest people in America.
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Now, he's using his power
to build a political dynasty,
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and he'll stop at nothing
to make it happen.
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(chatter and piano playing)
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Well?
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What can we
do for you?
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Well, this is
a little unusual.
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The upcoming election...
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My son is running
for office.
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I'm sure you've
read about him.
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He's on all
the magazine covers.
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John.
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John was born
to be president.
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So, what are we
talking about here?
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What if I could use a little
help from your organization?
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Okay...
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We're listening.
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I understand that
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you have a lot of pull with
the union vote in Illinois.
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Those electoral votes
could get him across the line.
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That could be
the little push
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that could make
all the difference
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And why would we do that?
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No offense, but your other
son's an asshole.
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Hey.
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No, no...
No, it's fine.
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I'm aware of the trouble
Robert has been causing you.
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Well, maybe I could do
something about that.
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You deliver the union vote
in Illinois for John,
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and I will make
sure that Robert
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doesn't pose any
more problems for you.
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We'll think about it.
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Fair enough.
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(T.J. English)
Joe Kennedy had connections to
the Outfit that ran very deep,
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and as far back as the 1920s,
he was meeting
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and doing business with
prominent bootleggers.
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And so Kennedy is reigniting
his relationship
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with underworld
figures in Chicago
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in anticipation of the election.
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(Tony)
President in our favor.
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Could solve a lot of problems.
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Yeah.
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And Robert Kennedy
gone for good.
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Why not?
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(narrator)
Sam Giancana's latest assignment
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could get him back in good
standing with Accardo.
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All he has to do is help
John F. Kennedy
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get elected president.
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(Frank Cullotta)
I remember, guys were sent to
all of us guys,
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and they said, "We had to get
Kennedy in office."
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And I said "Who wants to vote
for that guy?" You know.
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Sam wants it done.
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"If we get this Irishman in
office, we got it made."
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(narrator)
Kennedy's campaign captures
the imagination of the country.
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But as election day nears,
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his fight against Richard Nixon
for the White House tightens,
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turning the Outfit's
home state of Illinois
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into a key battleground.
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(Robert Grant)
In that 1960 election,
Illinois was a critical state.
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And look how close these
elections are,
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and they're decided by a county
here and a county there.
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It throws
the entire election off.
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(news reporter)
A record number of Americans,
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upwards of 67 million
go to the polls
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to elect the 35th President of
the United States.
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Citizens from Maine to Hawaii
record their choices...
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Okay here?
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Okay.
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Good, three more times.
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Same guy.
Change.
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So where do we stand?
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The votes, uh,
are still coming in, okay?
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Those union votes
will come, I promise you.
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You'll see a peak, you will.
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You better not mess this up.
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I know.
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(narrator)
With the race so close,
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the winner isn't declared
until the next day.
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(Richard Nixon)
While there are still some
results still to come in,
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uh, if the present
trend continues,
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uh, Mr. Kennedy,
Senator Kennedy
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will be the next
President of the United States.
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(crowd cheering)
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We just got a president.
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We did it.
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(laughs)
Yeah.
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Unbelievable.
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To us.
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To us.
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(glasses clink)
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And the Presidency.
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And our President.
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Good job.
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Did you just say
something nice to me?
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Shut up.
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(T.J. English)
If you look at the numbers of
that election,
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you could say that
the Outfit delivering
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those votes in Chicago
were instrumental
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in getting Jack Kennedy
elected President.
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(narrator)
For Giancana,
JFK's election is a huge triumph
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that proves
the disgraced gangster
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still has something to offer,
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and he wastes
no time celebrating.
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Everybody drink,
come on!
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That is good.
(laughing)
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(David Eisenbach)
Sam Giancana is kind of
a funny gangster, um...
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He would boast about stealing
the election for Kennedy.
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Whoo! To me and us
and mainly the ladies.
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(laughter)
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(narrator)
But just weeks after
John F. Kennedy takes office,
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his brother, Robert is named
Attorney General.
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The face of organized
crime has changed.
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Though crimes
of violence still occur,
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the modern criminal has become
more sophisticated
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about the planning and
perpetration of his activities.
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And we are working very hard to
develop a coordinated effort
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to curb the hoodlums
and racketeers
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and put them in jail.
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The mob is outraged.
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They were angry
about the fact that--
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"How could this be happening
after what we did
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for the father,
for Joe Kennedy?"
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(narrator)
After months of failing
to put a stop to Giancana,
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Robert F. Kennedy now
has the power he needs
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to launch a full scale
investigation into the mobster.
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(narrator)
To the Chicago Mob's surprise,
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when Robert F. Kennedy
takes office
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as the new U.S. Attorney General
in 1961,
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he makes his top priority
going after organized crime.
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And one of his primary targets
is the Outfit.
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Where do we stand
on Vegas?
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(man)
Still nothing.
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Nevada's Attorney General
has been unresponsive.
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Then get him
on the phone,
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and tell him if Nevada
won't cooperate,
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I will raid every
one of their casinos.
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I will shut down gambling across
the entire state if I have to.
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Yes, sir.
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And then in Chicago?
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How many agents
do I have on the ground?
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Ten.
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Ten?
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No, I need 60 agents
down there immediately.
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I want to know what
Giancana and Accardo
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are up to every
second of the day.
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If those two buy a stick of gum,
I wanna know about it.
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Absolutely, sir.
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Good.
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It's an interesting question
about why Robert Kennedy
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was so determined
to go after the Mafia.
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Robert Kennedy did see the world
in black and white terms,
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much more than his brother.
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He sees going after organized
crime as a justified mission
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and as a way
of building his own fame
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and, and his launching
his own political career.
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Good?
(man 1)
Yes, sir.
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(man 2)
Yes, sir.
Gentlemen.
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(narrator)
As Kennedy's investigation
ramps up,
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he goes out of his way to target
mob boss Sam Giancana.
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(line ringing)
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(woman)
Hello?
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Hey, sweetheart,
how are you?
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Missing you.
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You visiting soon?
(Sam)
Yeah,
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I've been meaning
to come out there as, uh,
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soon as possible.
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How about Saturday?
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(woman)
In time for dinner?
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Yeah, I'll take you
to your favorite spot.
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Kennedy was willing
to go after the mob
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by any means necessary.
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A lot of it was done through
surveillance and wiretaps
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that were unauthorized by law.
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(narrator)
Over the coming months,
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Giancana is followed
everywhere he goes.
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(David)
Sam Giancana is being trailed
by federal agents 24/7.
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They stake out his house.
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They're literally following
him on the golf course.
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This was without
question harassment.
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(cocktail music playing,
dining room chatter)
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(dishes clanking)
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Why aren't you eating?
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(taking deep breath)
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(John Binder)
The FBI clearly knew that
Giancana was fairly unstable.
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He was prone
to violent outbursts,
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getting very, very upset.
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So, their strategy
is to try and get to him
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by needling him
in various ways.
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They're just trying
to get a rise out of you.
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Don't give them
the satisfaction.
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Sam...
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(man)
Something the matter?
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00:16:02,529 --> 00:16:04,228
I catch you two snooping
around me again,
256
00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:06,664
and I promise you
it'll be the last time.
257
00:16:06,666 --> 00:16:09,600
Are you threatening
a federal agent?
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00:16:09,602 --> 00:16:13,471
¶¶
259
00:16:21,715 --> 00:16:23,414
We're going.
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00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:28,086
¶¶
261
00:16:29,723 --> 00:16:31,656
(birds chirping)
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00:16:31,658 --> 00:16:35,426
¶¶
263
00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:40,198
(man)
Sir, I think you
want to see this.
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00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:41,599
(pen top clicks)
265
00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:47,572
Is this a joke?
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00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:49,107
No, sir.
267
00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:53,611
(narrator)
With the FBI tailing
his every move,
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00:16:53,613 --> 00:16:57,515
Sam Giancana decides to hit back
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00:16:57,517 --> 00:17:01,219
and sues the federal government
for harassment.
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00:17:07,427 --> 00:17:11,562
¶¶
271
00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:14,599
(narrator)
After being wiretapped
by Robert F. Kennedy
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and tailed around the clock
by the FBI,
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00:17:17,771 --> 00:17:22,640
acting mob boss Sam Giancana
makes an unprecedented move
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00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:26,210
and files a lawsuit against
the federal government.
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00:17:27,447 --> 00:17:29,614
(Judge)
Mr. Giancana?
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00:17:29,616 --> 00:17:31,549
The court finds in your favor.
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00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:34,185
(courtroom murmuring)
278
00:17:34,187 --> 00:17:37,055
Court is adjourned.
279
00:17:37,057 --> 00:17:41,159
(narrator)
In the summer of 1963,
a judge rules that the FBI
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has gone too far,
281
00:17:43,296 --> 00:17:48,132
ordering them to limit their
surveillance on Giancana.
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00:17:48,134 --> 00:17:50,234
(David)
As a private citizen,
he's being harassed
283
00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:52,470
by these federal agents,
so, you know,
284
00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:53,771
"Let me take 'em to court."
285
00:17:53,773 --> 00:17:55,239
He's got nothing to lose.
286
00:17:55,241 --> 00:17:57,208
He kicks in this lawsuit
and he wins.
287
00:18:01,714 --> 00:18:06,284
¶¶
288
00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:07,718
(Tony)
Prick.
289
00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:12,290
(narrator)
But Giancana's victory
is short-lived.
290
00:18:14,794 --> 00:18:18,129
(Hillel Levin)
By suing the government,
Giancana really put
291
00:18:18,131 --> 00:18:21,432
a target on his back
in a way that
292
00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:24,802
was very reminiscent of Capone,
293
00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:27,772
I'm sure, for Accardo.
294
00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:42,186
(narrator)
Fed up with Giancana's antics,
Tony Accardo calls a meeting
295
00:18:42,188 --> 00:18:46,124
with his co-boss, Paul Ricca,
who's recently been released
296
00:18:46,126 --> 00:18:48,426
after serving
27 months in prison.
297
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:52,130
(Tony)
First, he kidnaps
Eddie Jones.
298
00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:54,198
I let it slide.
299
00:18:54,868 --> 00:18:57,268
Then he goes to the Tribune.
300
00:18:58,171 --> 00:19:00,371
I turn a blind eye.
301
00:19:00,373 --> 00:19:02,707
Now he sues the FBI.
302
00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:04,642
I'm done.
303
00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:07,678
If he carries on this way,
304
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,181
he's gonna get us
all busted.
305
00:19:10,183 --> 00:19:11,883
What do you suppose we do?
306
00:19:11,885 --> 00:19:14,685
We settle things...
307
00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:16,187
permanently.
308
00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:22,160
All right.
309
00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,631
I won't get in the way.
310
00:19:28,735 --> 00:19:30,835
(John Binder)
Well, in organized crime,
you don't want to kill anybody
311
00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:34,172
you don't have to, but...
312
00:19:34,174 --> 00:19:36,307
the Giancana lawsuit
against the FBI
313
00:19:36,309 --> 00:19:38,776
is probably another straw
on the camel's back.
314
00:19:40,647 --> 00:19:43,314
Paul Ricca finally has enough.
315
00:19:46,586 --> 00:19:50,788
¶¶
316
00:19:54,727 --> 00:19:57,595
(TV commercial announcer)
With the gate closed,
7-1/2 with the gate open.
317
00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:59,197
Plush floors
and big wide doors
318
00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:01,465
give you this kind
of easy entrance.
319
00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:02,700
So simple to clean too.
320
00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:04,969
Just whisk out dust and dirt.
321
00:20:04,971 --> 00:20:07,538
From stem to stern, plenty of
head room, leg room
322
00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:11,275
and seat width for,
that's right, six passengers.
323
00:20:11,277 --> 00:20:13,578
And you can ride in comfort
in any kind of weather
324
00:20:13,580 --> 00:20:15,413
with the top gate open.
325
00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:18,282
Complete ventilation
even when it rains.
326
00:20:18,284 --> 00:20:21,819
Do yourself a favor,
see your...
327
00:20:21,821 --> 00:20:24,889
(dramatic music playing on TV)
328
00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:29,260
(TV announcer)
Ladies and gentlemen,
329
00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:32,430
we have a bit of information.
330
00:20:32,432 --> 00:20:35,233
President Kennedy and
Texas Governor John Connelly
331
00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:40,304
shot by an assassin
today in Dallas, Texas.
332
00:20:40,306 --> 00:20:43,808
We do not know officially at
this moment
333
00:20:43,810 --> 00:20:48,312
as to whether the President
is alive or dead.
334
00:20:53,786 --> 00:20:57,355
(narrator)
Before Ricca and Accardo can put
their plan in motion,
335
00:20:57,357 --> 00:20:59,857
an event changes
the course of history.
336
00:21:00,793 --> 00:21:05,529
¶¶
337
00:21:08,334 --> 00:21:12,937
On November 22, 1963,
338
00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:15,473
President John F. Kennedy,
339
00:21:15,475 --> 00:21:18,743
the man the Outfit helped elect,
340
00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:22,913
is shot and killed in Dallas
at the age of 46.
341
00:21:25,585 --> 00:21:29,453
¶¶
342
00:21:40,767 --> 00:21:44,635
¶¶
343
00:21:47,607 --> 00:21:50,908
(narrator)
After his brother
is assassinated,
344
00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:52,576
Robert F. Kennedy steps down
345
00:21:52,578 --> 00:21:56,480
from his post
as Attorney General.
346
00:21:56,482 --> 00:22:00,451
I would say no group benefited
more from the assassination
347
00:22:00,453 --> 00:22:04,955
of John F. Kennedy
than the Outfit.
348
00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:08,326
Bobby Kennedy
as Attorney General had put
349
00:22:08,328 --> 00:22:12,029
tremendous resources
into investigating
350
00:22:12,031 --> 00:22:14,932
and indicting
organized crime figures.
351
00:22:14,934 --> 00:22:19,470
And those investigations dropped
to almost nothing
352
00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:21,706
after, uh, the assassination.
353
00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:28,846
(birds chirping)
354
00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:32,917
(news reporter)
This he describes as the
government of organized
355
00:22:32,919 --> 00:22:35,086
gambling, narcotics peddling...
356
00:22:35,088 --> 00:22:38,723
(narrator)
But a new threat
to the Outfit soon emerges
357
00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:40,691
when the government
begins an investigation
358
00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:45,463
into Kennedy's assassination,
with rumors already circulating
359
00:22:45,465 --> 00:22:48,466
that the mafia
could have been involved.
360
00:22:48,468 --> 00:22:51,135
There are a lot of people who
think organized crime
361
00:22:51,137 --> 00:22:52,603
had something to do with it.
362
00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:55,406
Was Lee Harvey Oswald
a mob hit man?
363
00:22:55,408 --> 00:22:58,509
And here's
Jack Ruby just coming in
364
00:22:58,511 --> 00:23:02,913
and shooting Lee Harvey Oswald
on live television.
365
00:23:02,915 --> 00:23:04,815
How could this happen?
366
00:23:04,817 --> 00:23:06,617
Nobody knows, and I don't know
that we ever will.
367
00:23:11,624 --> 00:23:14,425
(narrator)
With pressure on the mob
intensifying,
368
00:23:14,427 --> 00:23:18,429
Accardo knows it's no time
for a high profile hit,
369
00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:20,631
so he has to come up
with another way
370
00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:25,002
to get rid of his
second-in-command for good.
371
00:23:30,543 --> 00:23:33,844
¶¶
372
00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:54,031
You wanted to see me?
373
00:23:56,002 --> 00:23:59,036
Sit down.
374
00:24:05,445 --> 00:24:08,512
(exhaling)
375
00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:13,484
Take those
stupid glasses off.
376
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,794
Take them off.
377
00:24:32,205 --> 00:24:34,605
Happy?
378
00:24:36,943 --> 00:24:42,012
I'm going to lay out what's
going to happen very clearly.
379
00:24:42,014 --> 00:24:43,581
And I don't want to hear a word
out of your mouth
380
00:24:43,583 --> 00:24:44,815
until I'm finished.
381
00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:46,951
At which point,
382
00:24:46,953 --> 00:24:49,687
the only words I want to hear
from you
383
00:24:49,689 --> 00:24:54,792
are, "Yes, I understand."
384
00:24:58,898 --> 00:25:00,798
What the hell is this?
385
00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,067
What did I just say?
386
00:25:10,776 --> 00:25:12,843
After today,
you're gonna have
387
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:15,212
nothing more
to do with the organization.
388
00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:18,282
Immediately after
you leave here,
389
00:25:18,284 --> 00:25:21,252
you're going to pack your bags
for Mexico,
390
00:25:21,254 --> 00:25:25,890
and you're never coming back.
391
00:25:31,597 --> 00:25:33,998
You're really letting
him do this?
392
00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:39,904
This is coming
from both of us.
393
00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:43,040
(Tony)
Hey...
394
00:25:43,042 --> 00:25:45,809
Hey.
395
00:25:45,811 --> 00:25:49,880
You should be thankful you get
to leave with your life.
396
00:25:51,617 --> 00:25:55,886
It's the best deal you're
ever going to get from me.
397
00:25:55,888 --> 00:26:00,291
(Hillel)
The power of Accardo
at that stage was so absolute,
398
00:26:00,293 --> 00:26:02,693
he really didn't have to kill
Giancana.
399
00:26:02,695 --> 00:26:05,829
He could truly just push him
aside,
400
00:26:05,831 --> 00:26:08,899
as far aside as Mexico.
401
00:26:30,089 --> 00:26:32,923
(narrator)
Tony Accardo and Paul Ricca
402
00:26:32,925 --> 00:26:37,661
force Sam Giancana
out of the organization.
403
00:26:37,663 --> 00:26:40,698
But even with Giancana gone,
404
00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:44,068
Accardo knows the Feds won't
stop coming after them.
405
00:26:44,070 --> 00:26:49,206
¶¶
406
00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,947
(narrator)
If Tony Accardo
has learned anything
407
00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:59,683
from his mentor Al Capone,
408
00:26:59,685 --> 00:27:04,622
it's that a high profile
in the Mafia never pays off.
409
00:27:07,893 --> 00:27:12,363
And now, Accardo's determined
to tie up loose ends
410
00:27:12,365 --> 00:27:16,233
before the government has
a chance to take him down.
411
00:27:18,838 --> 00:27:21,305
Tony Accardo was very, very good
at his chosen profession.
412
00:27:21,307 --> 00:27:26,143
He was very, very good at
avoiding getting imprisoned.
413
00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:29,413
Accardo was also good at
insulating himself from things,
414
00:27:29,415 --> 00:27:30,948
and therefore made it harder
415
00:27:30,950 --> 00:27:33,250
for the federal government
to get at him.
416
00:27:42,862 --> 00:27:46,697
(footsteps approach)
417
00:27:46,699 --> 00:27:48,332
Gentlemen,
good to see you.
418
00:27:48,334 --> 00:27:49,733
Good to see you.
419
00:27:49,735 --> 00:27:52,836
Good to see you.
Take a seat, please.
420
00:27:52,838 --> 00:27:59,376
(narrator)
On March 27, 1967, Accardo sells
one of his top Vegas hotels,
421
00:27:59,378 --> 00:28:01,245
the Desert Inn,
422
00:28:01,247 --> 00:28:05,015
to eccentric billionaire,
Howard Hughes.
423
00:28:06,686 --> 00:28:09,119
(Michael Green)
Now, when Howard Hughes
buys the DI,
424
00:28:09,121 --> 00:28:13,257
he's cashing out
organized crime interests.
425
00:28:13,259 --> 00:28:16,093
They don't have the
organizational responsibility.
426
00:28:16,095 --> 00:28:17,928
Now it's Hughes' problem.
427
00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:25,002
And they get a big influx of
cash because Hughes had money.
428
00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,272
(narrator)
Accardo's deal with Hughes
429
00:28:28,274 --> 00:28:30,808
ushers in a new era
in Las Vegas.
430
00:28:30,810 --> 00:28:33,143
(Michael)
Hughes ends up cashing out
the Outfit
431
00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:35,012
and other investors
at the Sands.
432
00:28:35,014 --> 00:28:37,381
He ends up buying
the Frontier Hotel,
433
00:28:37,383 --> 00:28:40,417
which always had connections
to the Outfit in Chicago.
434
00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:42,352
¶¶
435
00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:47,458
(narrator)
Then, in 1969,
the Nevada Gaming Commission
436
00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:52,396
makes it legal for corporations
to buy casinos.
437
00:28:52,398 --> 00:28:54,932
(Michael)
The Corporate Gaming Act
is Nevada's effort
438
00:28:54,934 --> 00:28:58,502
to attract Wall Street capital.
439
00:28:58,504 --> 00:29:01,772
This is their chance to
legitimize the industry.
440
00:29:01,774 --> 00:29:06,176
(narrator)
The Outfit cashes out
more of their casinos,
441
00:29:06,178 --> 00:29:08,045
and according to some,
442
00:29:08,047 --> 00:29:12,483
they walk away with an estimated
$400 million in today's money.
443
00:29:12,485 --> 00:29:14,852
¶¶
444
00:29:14,854 --> 00:29:17,955
(Meyer Lansky II)
When the Chicago Outfit exited
Las Vegas at the time,
445
00:29:17,957 --> 00:29:21,325
they knew their time
was coming to an end.
446
00:29:21,327 --> 00:29:22,826
They sold out for a good profit.
447
00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:25,195
They had their day,
and they moved on.
448
00:29:25,197 --> 00:29:28,332
¶¶
449
00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:39,209
(narrator)
But shortly after the Outfit
cashes out of Vegas,
450
00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:43,213
Tony Accardo receives
devastating news.
451
00:29:43,215 --> 00:29:45,482
¶¶
452
00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:50,888
On October 11, 1972,
his friend of 40 years
453
00:29:50,890 --> 00:29:53,557
who served with him
under Al Capone
454
00:29:53,559 --> 00:29:55,893
and helped create
one of the most powerful
455
00:29:55,895 --> 00:29:58,328
crime organizations
in the country,
456
00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:02,232
Paul Ricca,
dies of a heart attack.
457
00:30:02,234 --> 00:30:06,570
¶¶
458
00:30:06,572 --> 00:30:09,473
Paul Ricca,
his legacy was ushering in
459
00:30:09,475 --> 00:30:11,909
the reign of Tony Accardo.
460
00:30:11,911 --> 00:30:18,849
He was someone who emulated
a lot of corporate America.
461
00:30:18,851 --> 00:30:23,153
This was something he initiated
which Accardo picked up.
462
00:30:23,155 --> 00:30:28,592
They were really looking at
major businesses
463
00:30:28,594 --> 00:30:31,195
and how they were organized
to determine
464
00:30:31,197 --> 00:30:34,498
how they would organize the mob
here in Chicago.
465
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:38,101
¶¶
466
00:30:44,877 --> 00:30:48,545
(John Kass)
Paul "The Waiter" Ricca,
the boss of organized crime
467
00:30:48,547 --> 00:30:51,448
in Chicago
and in the United States,
468
00:30:51,450 --> 00:30:53,984
and the reason people
don't hear about him
469
00:30:53,986 --> 00:30:56,253
is because he was
a master criminal.
470
00:30:56,255 --> 00:31:00,057
And master criminals don't
want to be heard about.
471
00:31:09,068 --> 00:31:12,236
(narrator)
Not long after
Paul Ricca's death,
472
00:31:12,238 --> 00:31:15,305
Tony Accardo gets more bad news.
473
00:31:15,307 --> 00:31:17,908
You're not
going to like this.
474
00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:19,576
What is it?
475
00:31:19,578 --> 00:31:22,312
It's Giancana.
476
00:31:22,314 --> 00:31:24,548
He's back in town.
477
00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:28,919
Word is, he's been
talking with the Feds.
478
00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:34,191
Thanks for
letting me know.
479
00:31:34,193 --> 00:31:37,294
¶¶
480
00:31:41,267 --> 00:31:44,935
That prick.
481
00:31:44,937 --> 00:31:49,039
(narrator)
With nearly three decades worth
of information on the Outfit,
482
00:31:49,041 --> 00:31:53,343
Accardo knows that Giancana
is not only a threat to him
483
00:31:53,345 --> 00:31:57,915
but to the future
of the entire Chicago Mafia.
484
00:31:57,917 --> 00:32:00,984
¶¶
485
00:32:04,990 --> 00:32:09,526
¶¶
486
00:32:09,528 --> 00:32:13,397
(narrator)
After seven years of forced
exile in Mexico,
487
00:32:13,399 --> 00:32:16,266
Sam Giancana,
the number one threat
488
00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:21,305
to Outfit boss Tony Accardo
is back in town.
489
00:32:21,307 --> 00:32:23,473
¶¶
490
00:32:26,345 --> 00:32:29,947
And word quickly gets out
491
00:32:29,949 --> 00:32:32,082
that he's talking
to the Feds.
492
00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:34,551
¶¶
493
00:32:34,553 --> 00:32:36,720
If Sam Giancana had walked
into the FBI office
494
00:32:36,722 --> 00:32:38,255
and offered his services,
495
00:32:38,257 --> 00:32:39,957
it would have been
a golden opportunity.
496
00:32:39,959 --> 00:32:41,325
He would have been a
high enough ranking official.
497
00:32:41,327 --> 00:32:44,661
It would have been
unheard of cooperation.
498
00:32:44,663 --> 00:32:49,266
¶¶
499
00:32:50,669 --> 00:32:54,104
(Sitar music playing)
500
00:32:54,106 --> 00:32:58,542
¶¶
501
00:33:03,449 --> 00:33:06,216
(car door opens)
502
00:33:06,218 --> 00:33:07,651
(car door closes)
503
00:33:21,066 --> 00:33:23,467
(former bodyguard)
Sam!
504
00:33:23,469 --> 00:33:25,535
In here.
505
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:32,009
I'm cooking sausage,
you want some?
506
00:33:32,011 --> 00:33:34,077
Yeah.
507
00:33:39,418 --> 00:33:41,118
How was Mexico?
508
00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,487
Mexico...
509
00:33:43,489 --> 00:33:44,721
You'd love it
down there.
510
00:33:44,723 --> 00:33:45,756
Yeah?
511
00:33:45,758 --> 00:33:47,424
Yeah.
512
00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:53,497
Yeah, but it's good
to be back.
513
00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:56,299
I'm gonna make some
new moves out here.
514
00:33:56,301 --> 00:33:59,302
Joe know about it?
515
00:33:59,304 --> 00:34:01,805
He won't like it.
516
00:34:01,807 --> 00:34:06,743
But he never liked
anything I did anyway.
517
00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:10,514
The one thing
I've learned, though--
518
00:34:10,516 --> 00:34:11,748
No one's gonna
look out for you
519
00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:14,818
except for you,
you know?
520
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:18,221
(gunshot through silencer)
521
00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:20,190
(three gunshots)
522
00:34:27,766 --> 00:34:34,404
(narrator)
On June 19, 1975,
Sam Giancana is shot to death
523
00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:38,608
in the basement of his suburban
home in Oak Park, Illinois,
524
00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:41,144
by an unknown assassin.
525
00:34:41,146 --> 00:34:45,082
¶¶
526
00:34:45,084 --> 00:34:47,484
(Robert Grant)
One speculation is,
whoever came,
527
00:34:47,486 --> 00:34:49,453
he knew personally,
528
00:34:49,455 --> 00:34:51,254
which would be natural,
you know,
529
00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:53,657
because he was at risk
at that point.
530
00:34:53,659 --> 00:34:56,126
He would not have
let anybody in that house
531
00:34:56,128 --> 00:34:58,428
who didn't befriend him.
532
00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:01,832
¶¶
533
00:35:01,834 --> 00:35:03,700
(Robert Lombardo)
Giancana's strengths
as a gangster
534
00:35:03,702 --> 00:35:07,204
was his ability to make money,
535
00:35:07,206 --> 00:35:10,173
his ability to use violence.
536
00:35:10,175 --> 00:35:13,410
(loud grunt)
537
00:35:13,412 --> 00:35:18,582
His weaknesses were that,
the publicity that he garnered,
538
00:35:18,584 --> 00:35:21,518
he became just,
just too hot to handle.
539
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,420
Again, again!
540
00:35:23,422 --> 00:35:26,857
(Robert)
He had to be removed
'cause he just knew too much.
541
00:35:26,859 --> 00:35:28,859
¶¶
542
00:35:28,861 --> 00:35:34,264
(narrator)
To this day, speculation
surrounds Giancana's death.
543
00:35:34,266 --> 00:35:37,200
¶¶
544
00:35:37,202 --> 00:35:40,604
But for some,
there's little doubt.
545
00:35:40,606 --> 00:35:42,372
¶¶
546
00:35:42,374 --> 00:35:45,375
Absolutely, Tony Accardo ordered
the ultimate murder
547
00:35:45,377 --> 00:35:46,843
of Sam Giancana.
548
00:35:46,845 --> 00:35:49,846
You do not whack anybody
out in that group
549
00:35:49,848 --> 00:35:53,150
without getting permission,
plain and simple.
550
00:35:53,152 --> 00:35:57,387
¶¶
551
00:35:57,389 --> 00:36:00,490
(news reporter)
Private funeral services for
Sam Giancana were held today
552
00:36:00,492 --> 00:36:02,692
and John Drummond was there.
553
00:36:02,694 --> 00:36:05,495
(narrator)
Despite Giancana's status
in the Outfit...
554
00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:07,264
(news reporter)
...were on hand to pay
their last respects,
555
00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:10,233
Outfit bigwigs were conspicuous
by their absence
556
00:36:10,235 --> 00:36:12,202
at the services held at the...
557
00:36:12,204 --> 00:36:14,437
(narrator)
...Tony Accardo orders
that no member
558
00:36:14,439 --> 00:36:17,607
of the Chicago Outfit
attend his funeral.
559
00:36:17,609 --> 00:36:21,344
¶¶
560
00:36:25,684 --> 00:36:29,653
Then, just over a month
after Giancana's death,
561
00:36:29,655 --> 00:36:35,692
outspoken former Outfit partner,
Jimmy Hoffa, disappears
562
00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:38,562
the same day he agreed to meet
with two men
563
00:36:38,564 --> 00:36:40,564
connected to the mob.
564
00:36:40,566 --> 00:36:47,370
¶¶
565
00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:50,640
(Michael)
When Jimmy Hoffa was killed,
my mother said,
566
00:36:50,642 --> 00:36:52,676
"They threw him
in the Detroit River,
567
00:36:52,678 --> 00:36:55,812
and nobody can survive that."
568
00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:57,847
Well, who killed Hoffa?
569
00:36:57,849 --> 00:37:01,551
It's pretty clear there are
organized crime connections.
570
00:37:01,553 --> 00:37:06,723
And whoever did it, the Chicago
Outfit had to be okay with it.
571
00:37:06,725 --> 00:37:11,328
¶¶
572
00:37:11,330 --> 00:37:14,631
(narrator)
Jimmy Hoffa's remains
are never found,
573
00:37:14,633 --> 00:37:16,800
but many believe
his disappearance
574
00:37:16,802 --> 00:37:20,904
is all part of Accardo's plan to
tie up loose ends in the Mafia
575
00:37:20,906 --> 00:37:26,476
so that he can finally leave
his life as a mob boss behind.
576
00:37:29,815 --> 00:37:33,583
¶¶
577
00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:38,855
(narrator)
In the wake of Al Capone's
enormous success
578
00:37:38,857 --> 00:37:41,324
and spectacular downfall,
579
00:37:41,326 --> 00:37:44,861
only one Outfit member
from his era remains--
580
00:37:44,863 --> 00:37:48,765
his former bodyguard,
Tony Accardo.
581
00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:51,768
¶¶
582
00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:55,739
Tony Accardo's legacy
as a gangster,
583
00:37:55,741 --> 00:38:00,443
I would have to say was probably
one of the smoothest...
584
00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:02,946
I almost want to use
the word "unassuming,"
585
00:38:02,948 --> 00:38:05,649
but if you knew Accardo,
he knew what he was doing.
586
00:38:05,651 --> 00:38:08,918
¶¶
587
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,956
(narrator)
To maintain a low profile,
Accardo kept a job
588
00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:16,960
as a beer salesman
for Fox Head Brewing Company,
589
00:38:16,962 --> 00:38:20,330
even filing
income tax returns.
590
00:38:20,332 --> 00:38:22,499
But over the years,
he also built
591
00:38:22,501 --> 00:38:24,934
a diverse business portfolio
592
00:38:24,936 --> 00:38:27,804
that included trucking
companies, restaurants,
593
00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:32,676
coal and lumber operations,
earning him an untold fortune.
594
00:38:32,678 --> 00:38:34,577
(whistles)
595
00:38:34,579 --> 00:38:35,612
(loud grunt)
596
00:38:35,614 --> 00:38:40,684
¶¶
597
00:38:43,689 --> 00:38:46,489
(Hillel)
I mean, you look at this
individual who had
598
00:38:46,491 --> 00:38:50,860
a sixth grade education,
and he becomes,
599
00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:55,432
over the course of his
50-year reign of the mob,
600
00:38:55,434 --> 00:38:57,734
an extremely
sophisticated person
601
00:38:57,736 --> 00:39:01,538
who really took organized crime
to a level
602
00:39:01,540 --> 00:39:05,375
that no other
mob leader took it.
603
00:39:05,377 --> 00:39:07,377
¶¶
604
00:39:07,379 --> 00:39:10,980
Tony Accardo
should be known to people
605
00:39:10,982 --> 00:39:15,385
as a true legend
in organized crime.
606
00:39:15,387 --> 00:39:16,720
¶¶
607
00:39:16,722 --> 00:39:17,954
And he isn't.
608
00:39:17,956 --> 00:39:20,390
And I think
he wanted it that way.
609
00:39:20,392 --> 00:39:25,462
¶¶
610
00:39:29,801 --> 00:39:33,536
(narrator)
In 1992, after a career
in the mafia
611
00:39:33,538 --> 00:39:36,873
spanning nearly 70 years,
612
00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:41,077
the mob boss dies peacefully,
surrounded by family...
613
00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:43,880
¶¶
614
00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:47,751
having never spent
a day in prison.
615
00:39:47,753 --> 00:39:50,820
¶¶
616
00:39:53,158 --> 00:39:54,657
¶¶
617
00:39:54,659 --> 00:39:56,826
But while Accardo
earns a reputation
618
00:39:56,828 --> 00:40:00,163
as one of the most powerful
mafia kingpins ever,
619
00:40:00,165 --> 00:40:02,599
The Outfit's success goes back
620
00:40:02,601 --> 00:40:04,567
to the early days of
bootlegging,
621
00:40:04,569 --> 00:40:07,604
when Al Capone's mentor,
Johnny Torrio,
622
00:40:07,606 --> 00:40:11,508
decided to structure the Chicago
mob to run like a business.
623
00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:13,510
We'll be producing
enough booze to supply
624
00:40:13,512 --> 00:40:16,913
every one of your joints
for pennies on the dollar.
625
00:40:16,915 --> 00:40:20,784
Johnny Torrio, more than anybody
else, invented the concept
626
00:40:20,786 --> 00:40:23,520
of organized crime
and of syndicates
627
00:40:23,522 --> 00:40:25,688
and of lines of authority.
628
00:40:25,690 --> 00:40:28,024
¶¶
629
00:40:28,026 --> 00:40:32,429
(narrator)
Al Capone continued
Torrio's methods,
630
00:40:32,431 --> 00:40:36,833
but also expanded the Italian
gang's grip on the city
631
00:40:36,835 --> 00:40:39,102
by ruthlessly
taking over territory.
632
00:40:39,104 --> 00:40:41,571
We need to hit them,
hit them hard.
633
00:40:41,573 --> 00:40:46,209
(gunfire)
634
00:40:46,211 --> 00:40:48,578
His hold on Chicago rackets,
635
00:40:48,580 --> 00:40:51,948
and eventually rackets beyond,
was extraordinary.
636
00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:54,083
This is what happens.
637
00:40:54,085 --> 00:40:55,985
No, please--
(groaning)
638
00:40:55,987 --> 00:40:58,521
¶¶
639
00:40:58,523 --> 00:41:00,924
Maybe of all the gangsters
that ever lived,
640
00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:02,859
Al Capone is the most famous.
641
00:41:02,861 --> 00:41:06,129
What made him stand out
was a certain charisma,
642
00:41:06,131 --> 00:41:08,565
was a style that Al had.
643
00:41:08,567 --> 00:41:11,234
He wasn't afraid to express
himself vocally...
644
00:41:11,236 --> 00:41:13,236
There's enough business
here for all of us
645
00:41:13,238 --> 00:41:15,672
without killing each other
in the streets like animals.
646
00:41:15,674 --> 00:41:18,074
(William)
...and to be an outgoing guy.
647
00:41:18,076 --> 00:41:20,243
That, combined with
the historical record
648
00:41:20,245 --> 00:41:22,946
of what he did,
in terms of his violence
649
00:41:22,948 --> 00:41:24,848
and the way that he lived,
650
00:41:24,850 --> 00:41:28,218
it just makes him memorable
for all eternity.
651
00:41:28,220 --> 00:41:30,253
¶¶
652
00:41:30,255 --> 00:41:33,189
(narrator)
In the wake of Capone's success,
653
00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:36,659
Frank Nitti, Paul Ricca,
and Tony Accardo
654
00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:39,596
took what they learned
from the kingpin
655
00:41:39,598 --> 00:41:41,264
and expanded the Outfit
656
00:41:41,266 --> 00:41:44,667
to become the largest organized
crime group in America.
657
00:41:44,669 --> 00:41:47,270
This is a beautiful
ledger sheet.
658
00:41:47,272 --> 00:41:48,705
¶¶
659
00:41:48,707 --> 00:41:50,273
(narrator)
In the process,
660
00:41:50,275 --> 00:41:53,042
Al Capone
and the Chicago Outfit
661
00:41:53,044 --> 00:41:55,245
changed the course
of American history.
662
00:41:55,247 --> 00:41:58,581
We just got
a President.
663
00:41:58,583 --> 00:42:04,020
New York gets the publicity,
New York is the soap opera.
664
00:42:04,022 --> 00:42:08,191
But for most of
the 20th century,
665
00:42:08,193 --> 00:42:12,996
Chicago and the leaders,
who you don't even know,
666
00:42:12,998 --> 00:42:17,000
were the ones who ran things
from one end to the other--
667
00:42:17,002 --> 00:42:21,671
the gambling industry,
the movie industry.
668
00:42:21,673 --> 00:42:24,040
Always a pleasure.
669
00:42:24,042 --> 00:42:27,210
That was the genius
of the Outfit.
670
00:42:27,212 --> 00:42:29,279
¶¶
671
00:42:33,218 --> 00:42:37,287
¶¶