1 00:00:01,815 --> 00:00:05,816 ♪♪ 2 00:00:05,916 --> 00:00:07,449 Gravano: I'm loyal to anybody. 3 00:00:07,549 --> 00:00:11,849 Unless you [bleep] with me or betray me or do something crazy, 4 00:00:11,917 --> 00:00:14,050 then I could become your worst nightmare. 5 00:00:14,116 --> 00:00:15,317 And I admit it. 6 00:00:15,417 --> 00:00:16,917 I want to eat you alive. 7 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:39,617 ♪♪ 8 00:00:39,618 --> 00:00:41,552 Welcome to "Very Scary People." 9 00:00:41,618 --> 00:00:43,252 I'm Donnie Wahlberg. 10 00:00:43,319 --> 00:00:44,752 Sammy "The Bull" Gravano 11 00:00:44,820 --> 00:00:47,453 was one of America's most feared mobsters. 12 00:00:47,553 --> 00:00:50,719 He was also the highest-ranking crime family member in New York 13 00:00:50,820 --> 00:00:52,819 to turn government witness. 14 00:00:52,820 --> 00:00:56,720 In 1992, he testified against his former boss, John Gotti, 15 00:00:56,821 --> 00:01:00,054 and spilled secrets of his life in organized crime. 16 00:01:00,121 --> 00:01:02,821 Sounded like a thriller straight out of the movies, 17 00:01:02,922 --> 00:01:06,320 but Gravano lived the life and lived to tell. 18 00:01:06,321 --> 00:01:10,021 He calls himself a loyal soldier who believed in the brotherhood. 19 00:01:10,022 --> 00:01:12,555 But, to many, he is nothing more than a cunning, 20 00:01:12,622 --> 00:01:14,555 cold-blooded murderer. 21 00:01:14,621 --> 00:01:16,922 This is Sammy the Bull. 22 00:01:16,923 --> 00:01:23,756 ♪♪ 23 00:01:23,823 --> 00:01:25,556 Destefano: There's an old saying in the Mafia, 24 00:01:25,622 --> 00:01:27,824 that only a friend can hurt you. 25 00:01:27,924 --> 00:01:30,057 ♪♪ 26 00:01:30,124 --> 00:01:32,223 Gravano: Joe Colucci was a bricklayer. 27 00:01:32,224 --> 00:01:34,357 He was a hunter, a tough guy. 28 00:01:34,458 --> 00:01:36,224 I really liked him. 29 00:01:36,225 --> 00:01:37,925 Schumacher: Gravano and Colucci were friends. 30 00:01:38,025 --> 00:01:40,723 They worked well together. They respected each other. 31 00:01:40,724 --> 00:01:44,659 Joe Colucci was actually part of a crew 32 00:01:44,725 --> 00:01:46,659 within the Colombo crime family. 33 00:01:46,725 --> 00:01:48,459 Colucci: One of my mother's friends used to call him 34 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:51,524 the male Elizabeth Taylor. [ Laughs ] 35 00:01:51,525 --> 00:01:52,925 That he was so handsome, 36 00:01:52,926 --> 00:01:54,126 he was so -- and beautiful, 37 00:01:54,227 --> 00:01:57,127 with his black hair and blue eyes. 38 00:01:57,227 --> 00:01:58,860 He was a great father. 39 00:01:58,927 --> 00:02:01,127 He loved his kids to death. 40 00:02:01,227 --> 00:02:06,461 ♪♪ 41 00:02:06,561 --> 00:02:08,626 Gravano: One night, we went out drinking. 42 00:02:08,627 --> 00:02:10,727 We went to an after-hour club. 43 00:02:10,828 --> 00:02:14,027 It was about four o'clock in the morning. 44 00:02:14,028 --> 00:02:16,428 Destefano: They get Colucci to go out with them, 45 00:02:16,429 --> 00:02:18,462 carouse around, drinking in clubs 46 00:02:18,562 --> 00:02:20,262 and hitting various nightspots. 47 00:02:20,329 --> 00:02:21,728 They get in a car, 48 00:02:21,829 --> 00:02:23,627 and Colucci doesn't want anybody sitting behind him, 49 00:02:23,628 --> 00:02:25,229 so he sits in the backseat. 50 00:02:25,329 --> 00:02:27,130 And at some point as the night works on, 51 00:02:27,230 --> 00:02:30,830 Colucci gets his guard down and sits in the front seat. 52 00:02:30,930 --> 00:02:33,230 Hunter: The Beatles were on the radio. 53 00:02:33,330 --> 00:02:37,331 Sammy's sitting, you know, catty corner from him. 54 00:02:37,431 --> 00:02:38,730 Gravano: The car took off. 55 00:02:38,831 --> 00:02:40,364 The windows were rolled up. 56 00:02:40,464 --> 00:02:43,629 I went in my waistband and pulled out a .38. 57 00:02:43,630 --> 00:02:49,065 I put the gun to the back of his head, and I pulled the trigger. 58 00:02:49,132 --> 00:02:51,965 And then they ultimately dump the body, 59 00:02:52,032 --> 00:02:54,031 and at that point, Sammy fires, 60 00:02:54,032 --> 00:02:58,265 he said, a few more shots into the body. 61 00:02:58,333 --> 00:02:59,732 This is his first hit. 62 00:02:59,833 --> 00:03:02,166 Gravano: The order came down to kill him. 63 00:03:02,233 --> 00:03:05,667 When it comes from the top and you have to do it, 64 00:03:05,733 --> 00:03:08,633 that's part of the code of the Mafia. 65 00:03:08,733 --> 00:03:12,933 If you refuse, you can be killed. 66 00:03:12,934 --> 00:03:15,868 In most cases, you will be. 67 00:03:15,934 --> 00:03:17,335 Destefano: Sammy felt good about it -- 68 00:03:17,434 --> 00:03:20,068 good in a strange way, because he felt empowered. 69 00:03:20,135 --> 00:03:23,568 He didn't feel remorse. He didn't feel sad. 70 00:03:23,634 --> 00:03:27,434 He said afterwards, "The easiest thing was pulling the trigger." 71 00:03:27,435 --> 00:03:28,634 Gabriel: Sammy's first murder 72 00:03:28,735 --> 00:03:30,269 was a little bit of an awakening. 73 00:03:30,336 --> 00:03:34,569 He wasn't as bothered by it as he probably thought he might be. 74 00:03:34,635 --> 00:03:36,769 I slept like a baby the entire night. 75 00:03:36,837 --> 00:03:39,669 Why don't I feel guilt, remorse? 76 00:03:39,735 --> 00:03:41,735 Why don't I feel anything? 77 00:03:41,736 --> 00:03:43,970 I did feel something. 78 00:03:44,037 --> 00:03:47,737 I thought I had power over life and death. 79 00:03:47,837 --> 00:03:50,037 I know one thing -- 80 00:03:50,038 --> 00:03:54,671 that night I became a professional killer. 81 00:03:54,737 --> 00:03:57,637 Destefano: Sammy Gravano grew up in Bensonhurst, 82 00:03:57,638 --> 00:03:59,939 and that was an Italian-American enclave 83 00:04:00,038 --> 00:04:02,737 for New York City at that time. 84 00:04:02,738 --> 00:04:04,372 Colucci: Everybody was friends. 85 00:04:04,472 --> 00:04:06,172 Like, if somebody got married, everybody went to the wedding. 86 00:04:06,239 --> 00:04:09,038 If somebody died, everybody went to the funeral. 87 00:04:09,039 --> 00:04:12,073 Hunter: Anyone who's seen the movie "Goodfellas," 88 00:04:12,140 --> 00:04:14,239 that will give you a pretty good idea of the world 89 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,638 that Sammy Gravano grew up in. 90 00:04:16,639 --> 00:04:17,839 Where'd you get those cigarettes? 91 00:04:17,840 --> 00:04:19,573 It's all right. Get him out of here. 92 00:04:19,639 --> 00:04:23,141 It was the neighborhood in Brooklyn -- Italian, 93 00:04:23,241 --> 00:04:27,274 working class, tight-knit, where everybody knew everybody, 94 00:04:27,341 --> 00:04:30,740 and among the people that everybody knew 95 00:04:30,842 --> 00:04:33,575 was mobsters in the neighborhood. 96 00:04:33,641 --> 00:04:37,740 Sammy related that his early impression from his father 97 00:04:37,741 --> 00:04:39,175 was that these were bad people 98 00:04:39,243 --> 00:04:41,475 and that they were really to be avoided. 99 00:04:41,576 --> 00:04:44,143 His father told him, "Look. There's these guys 100 00:04:44,243 --> 00:04:46,476 in the neighborhood. They're bad guys, 101 00:04:46,576 --> 00:04:48,476 but they're our bad guys." 102 00:04:48,542 --> 00:04:51,042 Destefano: Of course, that created an extra aura 103 00:04:51,043 --> 00:04:54,977 or attraction to a young guy growing up in Bensonhurst. 104 00:04:55,044 --> 00:04:58,742 These were people who had some stature in the community. 105 00:04:58,743 --> 00:05:00,343 They were powerful, 106 00:05:00,344 --> 00:05:04,145 they had influence, and you didn't want to cross their path. 107 00:05:06,078 --> 00:05:08,745 Hunter: Now, Sammy's parents, Kay and Gerry, 108 00:05:08,845 --> 00:05:11,144 they were complete straight arrows. 109 00:05:11,145 --> 00:05:13,644 They owned a dress factory, 110 00:05:13,645 --> 00:05:16,945 and Sammy worked for them, and he adored them. 111 00:05:16,946 --> 00:05:19,446 Destefano: Sammy had trouble in school 112 00:05:19,447 --> 00:05:21,946 because it turned out he was dyslexic 113 00:05:22,047 --> 00:05:24,147 and, at that point, wasn't diagnosed, 114 00:05:24,247 --> 00:05:26,946 and he became the butt of jokes 115 00:05:26,947 --> 00:05:30,247 because of his seemingly slow learning ability. 116 00:05:30,248 --> 00:05:32,581 Hunter: He was treated like he was some kind of dummy, 117 00:05:32,647 --> 00:05:34,147 and the other kids would laugh, 118 00:05:34,148 --> 00:05:36,681 and he'd start hitting them outside in the school yard 119 00:05:36,747 --> 00:05:38,481 because he was humiliated. 120 00:05:38,581 --> 00:05:42,648 Destefano: So, at an early age, he was known to be able 121 00:05:42,747 --> 00:05:45,249 to defend himself and wasn't shy 122 00:05:45,349 --> 00:05:47,348 about getting into fist fights. 123 00:05:47,349 --> 00:05:50,748 Papa: He was also smaller in stature. 124 00:05:50,749 --> 00:05:52,282 And I think, to overcompensate, 125 00:05:52,350 --> 00:05:55,950 he probably had to learn to be a tough guy. 126 00:05:56,050 --> 00:05:57,449 Hunter: When he was 10 years old, 127 00:05:57,450 --> 00:06:00,749 his parents got him a bike for his 10th birthday, 128 00:06:00,851 --> 00:06:03,484 and these kids stole it, 129 00:06:03,550 --> 00:06:07,050 and he eventually tracked them down. 130 00:06:07,051 --> 00:06:09,784 They were a few years older. They were bigger. 131 00:06:09,851 --> 00:06:15,151 And across from the local bar where a lot of these wise guys 132 00:06:15,152 --> 00:06:19,352 hung out, he confronted these guys and he went wild. 133 00:06:19,452 --> 00:06:23,353 He was getting beat up, but he kept on slugging at them. 134 00:06:23,452 --> 00:06:24,953 Destefano: Sammy was quick with his fists 135 00:06:25,053 --> 00:06:28,886 and was able to do a number on the thieves. 136 00:06:28,953 --> 00:06:30,786 Hunter: Until the wise guys came over 137 00:06:30,854 --> 00:06:33,453 and told these guys, "This is his bike. 138 00:06:33,454 --> 00:06:34,953 You kids take off." 139 00:06:34,954 --> 00:06:37,652 And one of the guys said, "Oh, look at Sammy. 140 00:06:37,653 --> 00:06:39,053 What a little bull." 141 00:06:39,054 --> 00:06:41,487 And that's how the name supposedly started. 142 00:06:41,553 --> 00:06:43,454 ♪♪ 143 00:06:43,455 --> 00:06:45,154 McShane: He couldn't find a home in the classroom, 144 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:47,488 but he found a home on the streets. 145 00:06:47,554 --> 00:06:52,554 Hunter: Sammy saw the heft the local wise guys actually had -- 146 00:06:52,555 --> 00:06:54,589 that they could make problems go away. 147 00:06:54,655 --> 00:06:57,389 A lot of people will tell you that in old New York, 148 00:06:57,489 --> 00:06:59,389 you know, if you got a mob neighborhood, 149 00:06:59,489 --> 00:07:01,055 you didn't have to worry about grandma 150 00:07:01,056 --> 00:07:03,056 getting hit over the head getting off the bus. 151 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:05,257 It was a very ordered world. 152 00:07:05,357 --> 00:07:07,956 Destefano: Sammy ultimately joined a group 153 00:07:07,957 --> 00:07:09,655 called the Rampers. 154 00:07:09,656 --> 00:07:13,655 They were low-level, unofficial wise guys in the neighborhood 155 00:07:13,656 --> 00:07:16,957 who could carry out robberies, heists, 156 00:07:16,958 --> 00:07:19,057 break-ins, among other things. 157 00:07:19,058 --> 00:07:22,757 That made them an unofficial secondary farm team 158 00:07:22,858 --> 00:07:24,357 for organized crime. 159 00:07:24,358 --> 00:07:26,258 Hunter: The Rampers did spot talent. 160 00:07:26,259 --> 00:07:29,392 If a kid kept his mouth shut, knew what he was doing, 161 00:07:29,492 --> 00:07:31,359 showed a certain amount of respect, 162 00:07:31,459 --> 00:07:37,193 there might be a chance to sort of move up to the bigs. 163 00:07:37,260 --> 00:07:38,859 And Shorty Sparrow, 164 00:07:38,860 --> 00:07:43,494 who is a member of the Colombo crime family, saw this in Sammy. 165 00:07:43,593 --> 00:07:46,394 He says, "Listen. I hear a lot of good things about you. 166 00:07:46,494 --> 00:07:48,094 I know a lot of things about you. 167 00:07:48,161 --> 00:07:49,594 You're going to get killed." He said, 168 00:07:49,660 --> 00:07:52,960 "You're too [bleep] tough. You don't want to listen. 169 00:07:52,961 --> 00:07:54,295 You've got to hook up with people. 170 00:07:54,361 --> 00:07:56,895 I would like you to be with me. 171 00:07:56,962 --> 00:07:58,661 I will never lie to you. 172 00:07:58,761 --> 00:08:00,362 I will never backstab. 173 00:08:00,462 --> 00:08:03,262 Whatever I ask you to do, I already did." 174 00:08:03,263 --> 00:08:05,596 It was music to my ear. 175 00:08:05,662 --> 00:08:08,363 He was being recognized for something 176 00:08:08,463 --> 00:08:10,496 that he could do and do well. 177 00:08:10,596 --> 00:08:14,397 The attraction for Sammy Gravano was just the fact 178 00:08:14,496 --> 00:08:17,196 that he wanted to make something of himself. 179 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:21,964 There was sort of power and swagger and money. 180 00:08:22,064 --> 00:08:27,598 ♪♪ 181 00:08:28,798 --> 00:08:31,498 ♪♪ 182 00:08:31,598 --> 00:08:33,164 Schumacher: Gravano, he's a young guy. 183 00:08:33,165 --> 00:08:34,799 This is his first hit. 184 00:08:34,865 --> 00:08:37,663 When Gravano woke up the next morning and he was 185 00:08:37,664 --> 00:08:40,266 in an apartment and there was a lot of commotion 186 00:08:40,366 --> 00:08:42,664 about the murder of Joe Colucci. 187 00:08:42,665 --> 00:08:45,366 People coming in, girls, guys. 188 00:08:45,466 --> 00:08:48,366 "Oh, my God. Joe Colucci was killed last night. 189 00:08:48,367 --> 00:08:49,766 It's in the newspapers." 190 00:08:49,867 --> 00:08:53,665 And I said, "Did they catch who did it?" 191 00:08:53,666 --> 00:08:57,765 It was early morning, and I was feeding my daughter, 192 00:08:57,766 --> 00:09:01,267 and the bell rang, and it was detectives to come and tell me 193 00:09:01,268 --> 00:09:04,802 that they found my brother's body and that he was shot. 194 00:09:04,868 --> 00:09:07,168 It was devastating. 195 00:09:07,169 --> 00:09:09,269 It was horrible. 196 00:09:09,369 --> 00:09:10,502 He was my big brother. 197 00:09:10,568 --> 00:09:13,369 He was my best friend. 198 00:09:13,469 --> 00:09:14,602 And then the next thing you know, 199 00:09:14,668 --> 00:09:16,668 Tommy and Sammy showed up at our house 200 00:09:16,768 --> 00:09:18,603 that day that the detectives came, 201 00:09:18,669 --> 00:09:21,270 that they "found out that Joey got murdered." 202 00:09:21,370 --> 00:09:23,903 "We're going to find out who did this to him," 203 00:09:23,970 --> 00:09:25,369 and hugging everybody, 204 00:09:25,370 --> 00:09:26,971 and they're going to work along with the cops 205 00:09:27,070 --> 00:09:30,669 and help them try to find out what happened to Joey. 206 00:09:30,670 --> 00:09:32,504 Brevetti: And that takes a certain type of person 207 00:09:32,604 --> 00:09:34,170 to do that, right? 208 00:09:34,171 --> 00:09:39,305 So this is the warped mind of people who were in the life. 209 00:09:39,371 --> 00:09:43,171 ♪♪ 210 00:09:43,172 --> 00:09:46,671 Destefano: Cosa Nostra is the American version of the Mafia, 211 00:09:46,771 --> 00:09:50,771 which is -- originates in Italy and Sicily. 212 00:09:50,772 --> 00:09:54,671 To be considered for membership, you have to show 213 00:09:54,672 --> 00:09:58,973 that you're capable of killing for the family 214 00:09:58,974 --> 00:10:00,974 or making a lot of money for the family. 215 00:10:01,074 --> 00:10:04,773 If you have either or both of those two things going for you 216 00:10:04,874 --> 00:10:08,207 and politically, you know, you play the game, 217 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:10,975 you'll be considered for membership. 218 00:10:11,075 --> 00:10:15,608 According to Sammy, they had a meeting with Carmine Persico, 219 00:10:15,674 --> 00:10:18,075 and others in the Colombo crime family about 220 00:10:18,175 --> 00:10:19,475 the Colucci homicide, 221 00:10:19,476 --> 00:10:22,309 and they were questioned about how this went down. 222 00:10:22,376 --> 00:10:24,876 And after they gave their summary, 223 00:10:24,976 --> 00:10:29,176 Persico indicated that you know, Sammy had done a good job. 224 00:10:29,277 --> 00:10:32,177 That put him on the radar of the top people 225 00:10:32,277 --> 00:10:36,177 in the crime family in a big way. 226 00:10:36,277 --> 00:10:37,876 Gabriel: As an associate, it's a good sign 227 00:10:37,877 --> 00:10:39,677 because you've done the one thing 228 00:10:39,776 --> 00:10:43,111 you need to convince everybody you could do to become a member, 229 00:10:43,178 --> 00:10:45,511 so that elevates your status. 230 00:10:45,611 --> 00:10:48,411 It engenders you with the boss. 231 00:10:48,511 --> 00:10:49,979 It's not just how you did it, 232 00:10:50,079 --> 00:10:52,478 but how you conducted yourself afterwards. 233 00:10:52,479 --> 00:10:54,712 It all speaks to his mafia character, 234 00:10:54,778 --> 00:10:58,612 and they see the kinda traits they really like in a guy. 235 00:10:58,678 --> 00:11:00,712 Destefano: If you can kill, it takes a certain person 236 00:11:00,778 --> 00:11:02,880 to do that, you know, dispassionately, 237 00:11:02,980 --> 00:11:05,713 professionally, with no deep remorse. 238 00:11:05,779 --> 00:11:09,280 That's a valuable commodity in organized crime. 239 00:11:09,281 --> 00:11:14,380 ♪♪ 240 00:11:14,381 --> 00:11:17,981 In the late '20s, early '30s, there was a big war in which, 241 00:11:18,081 --> 00:11:20,982 when all was said and done, five families emerged, 242 00:11:21,081 --> 00:11:23,915 and those are the five families that are still there today. 243 00:11:23,982 --> 00:11:29,082 They were the Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Banano, 244 00:11:29,083 --> 00:11:31,182 and Colombo crime families. 245 00:11:31,183 --> 00:11:36,016 ♪♪ 246 00:11:36,083 --> 00:11:40,916 The Gambino family at the time was probably the most powerful 247 00:11:40,984 --> 00:11:43,884 and largest organized crime family. 248 00:11:43,984 --> 00:11:47,717 Destefano: After Carlo Gambino died in about 1976, 249 00:11:47,783 --> 00:11:52,583 the leadership of the crime family went to Paul Castellano. 250 00:11:52,584 --> 00:11:54,384 Castellano was of a different cut. 251 00:11:54,385 --> 00:11:56,618 He was not a street gangster. 252 00:11:56,684 --> 00:12:00,818 He was a businessman who had successful poultry businesses, 253 00:12:00,886 --> 00:12:02,518 meat businesses. 254 00:12:02,584 --> 00:12:06,285 So Sammy early on gets very tightly aligned 255 00:12:06,286 --> 00:12:07,784 to Frankie DeCicco. 256 00:12:07,785 --> 00:12:10,419 Brevetti: Frankie DeCicco was a capo -- a big earner. 257 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,686 Very, very influential. 258 00:12:12,785 --> 00:12:14,786 Gabriel: Very close to Paul Castellano. 259 00:12:14,887 --> 00:12:17,420 So, as Sammy is getting closer to Frankie, 260 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,787 he's brought into that circle. 261 00:12:20,887 --> 00:12:25,721 Sammy also began to gravitate to the construction business. 262 00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:29,621 Raab: And he was very good in drywall and excavation, 263 00:12:29,687 --> 00:12:32,988 and he started his own companies. 264 00:12:32,989 --> 00:12:34,722 Gabriel: Paul was earning a lot of money 265 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:37,488 through Sammy's involvement in the construction stuff, 266 00:12:37,489 --> 00:12:38,888 and he kept Sammy close 267 00:12:38,889 --> 00:12:41,123 because that was big dollars coming to Paul. 268 00:12:41,189 --> 00:12:45,989 So Sammy had access to the boss, which not every soldier does. 269 00:12:45,990 --> 00:12:48,223 ♪♪ 270 00:12:48,290 --> 00:12:53,789 About 1976, Sammy is inducted in a very secret location, 271 00:12:53,790 --> 00:12:55,824 and it's the proudest day of his life. 272 00:12:55,891 --> 00:13:01,024 To be invited to be a member of the Mafia or Cosa Nostra 273 00:13:01,091 --> 00:13:05,125 was really the pinnacle of achievement 274 00:13:05,192 --> 00:13:07,192 for that kind of life. 275 00:13:07,292 --> 00:13:09,491 Hunter: He went into a basement of a house 276 00:13:09,492 --> 00:13:13,291 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and he was called. 277 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:14,791 It was his turn. 278 00:13:14,792 --> 00:13:16,926 Gabriel: So, guys like Sammy, from the minute 279 00:13:16,993 --> 00:13:18,893 they start their criminal activity, 280 00:13:18,993 --> 00:13:20,692 their goal, their aspiration -- 281 00:13:20,792 --> 00:13:22,527 it's more than a kid's dream 282 00:13:22,626 --> 00:13:24,194 who wants to be an astronaut, right? 283 00:13:24,294 --> 00:13:28,627 They just admire the life around the mobster 284 00:13:28,693 --> 00:13:31,427 that they've grown up seeing on the street. 285 00:13:31,528 --> 00:13:34,228 Papa: He's introduced to the various people sitting there. 286 00:13:34,294 --> 00:13:39,028 At the head of the table was Gambino boss Paul Castellano. 287 00:13:39,095 --> 00:13:40,828 Destefano: You're asked if you know why you're there, 288 00:13:40,895 --> 00:13:43,794 and you have to lie and say "No, I don't know why I'm there." 289 00:13:43,895 --> 00:13:46,694 Hunter: And he was told it was an honored society, 290 00:13:46,695 --> 00:13:48,694 it was a secret society, 291 00:13:48,695 --> 00:13:52,230 and that family came before his own family 292 00:13:52,296 --> 00:13:55,496 and anything else in his life. 293 00:13:55,497 --> 00:13:59,897 McShane: Castellano told him there is no God anymore for you. 294 00:13:59,997 --> 00:14:03,130 We are your God. The family is your God. 295 00:14:03,197 --> 00:14:05,398 Papa: And what they do is they bring a holy card. 296 00:14:05,497 --> 00:14:08,631 They prick your finger, and you have to take an oath 297 00:14:08,697 --> 00:14:10,831 that you swear to be loyal to the family. 298 00:14:10,898 --> 00:14:15,131 The blood runs onto the holy card and you vow omertà, 299 00:14:15,199 --> 00:14:17,399 which means that you will never speak 300 00:14:17,499 --> 00:14:19,032 against anybody in the family. 301 00:14:19,099 --> 00:14:22,732 You will not cooperate with law enforcement. 302 00:14:22,798 --> 00:14:25,698 They burn a picture of a saint in your hands. 303 00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:31,199 That signified that, if he betrayed the organization, 304 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,734 that the saint burning represented his soul burning. 305 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,500 And then you're given code of conduct. 306 00:14:38,501 --> 00:14:40,201 You're told the rules. 307 00:14:40,301 --> 00:14:42,834 Hunter: He took it very, very, very serious. 308 00:14:42,901 --> 00:14:48,235 He believed 1,000% in La Casa Nostra. 309 00:14:48,302 --> 00:14:54,135 ♪♪ 310 00:14:55,701 --> 00:14:58,636 Sammy met, almost by happenstance, 311 00:14:58,702 --> 00:15:00,203 Debbie Scibetta. 312 00:15:00,303 --> 00:15:03,601 She was a sweet kid and really didn't know much 313 00:15:03,602 --> 00:15:05,202 about the life on the street. 314 00:15:05,203 --> 00:15:08,037 She wasn't connected to it in any way. 315 00:15:08,104 --> 00:15:11,602 He clearly adores her. You get the sense 316 00:15:11,603 --> 00:15:15,704 that he has always been able to rely upon her. 317 00:15:15,803 --> 00:15:17,804 Destefano: Sammy ultimately proposed 318 00:15:17,905 --> 00:15:20,704 and they marry in April of 1971. 319 00:15:20,804 --> 00:15:24,803 Sammy and Debbie had two kids. 320 00:15:24,804 --> 00:15:27,206 There was Karen and Gerard. 321 00:15:27,306 --> 00:15:31,339 And Debbie was very devout and devoted to the family, 322 00:15:31,406 --> 00:15:36,139 and Sammy was out there earning money any way he could. 323 00:15:36,206 --> 00:15:38,906 Hunter: She has understood his life, 324 00:15:38,907 --> 00:15:43,107 which isn't always easiest thing to understand. 325 00:15:43,207 --> 00:15:48,107 I think that he has also drew two lines between his life. 326 00:15:48,208 --> 00:15:50,407 There was the life as a gangster, 327 00:15:50,408 --> 00:15:54,241 and then there was the life as daddy and hubby. 328 00:15:54,308 --> 00:15:57,806 Brevetti: Sammy's ability to compartmentalize 329 00:15:57,807 --> 00:16:00,708 and rationalize has no limit. 330 00:16:00,808 --> 00:16:02,908 He was a master of deception. 331 00:16:02,909 --> 00:16:04,642 He was very good at it. 332 00:16:04,708 --> 00:16:08,943 ♪♪ 333 00:16:09,010 --> 00:16:11,209 Brevetti: Sammy took an oath that said, 334 00:16:11,210 --> 00:16:14,409 "Our family comes before your family." 335 00:16:14,410 --> 00:16:16,709 ♪♪ 336 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:18,109 And he swore to that. 337 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:20,311 And, of course, that became the conundrum 338 00:16:20,411 --> 00:16:23,210 or the problem that Gravano faced. 339 00:16:23,211 --> 00:16:26,311 Nick Scibetta was his wife's brother. 340 00:16:26,412 --> 00:16:29,312 Gabriel: He was probably a half of an associate. 341 00:16:29,412 --> 00:16:32,511 He actually hung around, thanks to the reputation 342 00:16:32,512 --> 00:16:36,912 of his brother-in-law, Sammy, and enjoyed privileges 343 00:16:36,913 --> 00:16:39,112 that he otherwise would not have enjoyed. 344 00:16:39,213 --> 00:16:42,313 So Scibetta's around a lot of wise guys, 345 00:16:42,413 --> 00:16:44,246 and he becomes a drug addict. 346 00:16:44,313 --> 00:16:45,646 He becomes a cocaine head. 347 00:16:45,712 --> 00:16:49,646 And he was becoming a nuisance -- flamboyant, 348 00:16:49,712 --> 00:16:51,947 bringing attention to himself. 349 00:16:52,014 --> 00:16:54,113 Grabiel: And word makes it to Paul's ears, 350 00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:55,612 which is never a good thing. 351 00:16:55,613 --> 00:16:59,547 The concern obviously is he's been around so many guys 352 00:16:59,613 --> 00:17:03,315 and conversations potentially -- he gets pinched 353 00:17:03,415 --> 00:17:06,514 and is strung out, he could say stupid things. 354 00:17:06,515 --> 00:17:09,649 They were worried he could be talking or leaking 355 00:17:09,715 --> 00:17:13,649 or that he'd be vulnerable to an investigation. 356 00:17:13,715 --> 00:17:18,415 So Castellano authorized the hit on Nicholas Scibetta. 357 00:17:18,416 --> 00:17:23,117 And so Sammy can't do anything about it. 358 00:17:23,217 --> 00:17:26,650 He knew that if he had warned Nick Scibetta 359 00:17:26,716 --> 00:17:28,416 what was about to happen, 360 00:17:28,417 --> 00:17:30,117 it would end up with a bullet behind the ear 361 00:17:30,218 --> 00:17:31,451 for Sammy as well. 362 00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:35,751 And so he understood that this kid had to go. 363 00:17:35,817 --> 00:17:39,918 Destefano: He made that choice and that became his code, 364 00:17:39,919 --> 00:17:41,919 and he was gonna live it. 365 00:17:42,019 --> 00:17:47,952 In the end, he went with the mob family over his wife's family. 366 00:17:48,019 --> 00:17:55,253 And they take Nick Scibetta for a ride, and he is murdered. 367 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:59,020 Sammy says that his involvement 368 00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:03,254 was that he allowed it to happen. 369 00:18:03,321 --> 00:18:05,654 Gabriel: And to make matters worse, 370 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,420 the guys chopped up his body, put it in garbage bags, 371 00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:12,521 and scattered it in different garbage disposals 372 00:18:12,522 --> 00:18:14,720 around Brooklyn. 373 00:18:14,721 --> 00:18:16,720 A dog was being walked 374 00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:19,222 and came across one of the body parts, 375 00:18:19,223 --> 00:18:20,721 pulled it out of the garbage, 376 00:18:20,822 --> 00:18:23,256 and they eventually identify him as Nick Scibetta. 377 00:18:23,323 --> 00:18:26,656 The only thing that was recovered was his hand, 378 00:18:26,722 --> 00:18:29,721 and they knew from a ring on his hand that it was him. 379 00:18:29,722 --> 00:18:31,823 Gabriel: News gets out, obviously, to Debbie. 380 00:18:31,923 --> 00:18:33,523 She's distraught as all can be, 381 00:18:33,524 --> 00:18:37,324 and, of course, now Sammy's got to play the loving husband. 382 00:18:37,424 --> 00:18:40,023 "We're going to look into this. We'll get whoever did this. 383 00:18:40,024 --> 00:18:42,423 Can't imagine what happened." 384 00:18:42,424 --> 00:18:45,325 Sammy Gravano knew how to play the part. 385 00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:47,358 So you go to the wake. 386 00:18:47,425 --> 00:18:50,224 You go to the funeral, and you play the part. 387 00:18:50,225 --> 00:18:53,825 And Sammy Gravano knew how to do that job. 388 00:18:53,926 --> 00:18:58,759 ♪♪ 389 00:18:58,825 --> 00:19:02,026 Brevetti: Organized crime, its purpose was only one, 390 00:19:02,027 --> 00:19:03,560 and that was to make money -- 391 00:19:03,660 --> 00:19:07,460 to make money in the easiest possible way. 392 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,360 Papa: La Cosa Nostra was big business in New York City. 393 00:19:10,427 --> 00:19:14,927 You were doing it illegally, but it was big business. 394 00:19:14,928 --> 00:19:18,361 The Concrete Club is probably the best example of that. 395 00:19:18,428 --> 00:19:21,527 Gabriel: The Gambino family as well as the Genovese 396 00:19:21,528 --> 00:19:25,128 and Colombo family collectively controlled 397 00:19:25,129 --> 00:19:27,062 just about every union in New York. 398 00:19:27,129 --> 00:19:31,162 So, in essence, they earned off of every yard of cement 399 00:19:31,230 --> 00:19:33,063 that got poured in Manhattan. 400 00:19:33,129 --> 00:19:36,628 And for those who have been to Manhattan, it's a lot of cement. 401 00:19:36,629 --> 00:19:38,829 McShane: The mob families were all getting a piece 402 00:19:38,930 --> 00:19:45,231 of every concrete-pouring contract over $2 million. 403 00:19:45,331 --> 00:19:47,264 I believe they got 2% of that. 404 00:19:47,331 --> 00:19:49,131 That's a lot of money. 405 00:19:49,231 --> 00:19:51,365 Bottom line is, the economy of Manhattan 406 00:19:51,431 --> 00:19:54,730 was controlled by the mob. 407 00:19:54,731 --> 00:19:57,232 Papa: Sammy Gravano on his own was making a lot of money 408 00:19:57,332 --> 00:19:59,031 in the construction industry. 409 00:19:59,032 --> 00:20:02,032 He actually amassed many companies, 410 00:20:02,133 --> 00:20:04,532 and he was friendly with people. 411 00:20:04,533 --> 00:20:06,333 He would, you know, befriend somebody. 412 00:20:06,433 --> 00:20:08,266 They went into business together. 413 00:20:08,333 --> 00:20:10,166 Destefano: He was a guy who was, to some extent, 414 00:20:10,233 --> 00:20:11,433 reasonable to talk to, 415 00:20:11,533 --> 00:20:13,433 so he had the best of both worlds. 416 00:20:13,534 --> 00:20:15,233 He could be a diplomat. 417 00:20:15,234 --> 00:20:17,267 He could also be a tough guy and a killer. 418 00:20:17,334 --> 00:20:21,167 Gravano: I was making $45,000 a week in cash 419 00:20:21,234 --> 00:20:24,268 plus these legitimate businesses. 420 00:20:24,335 --> 00:20:27,668 So my money was astronomical, myself. 421 00:20:27,734 --> 00:20:32,135 I could only imagine what Paul Castellano were making. 422 00:20:32,235 --> 00:20:34,034 The money was enormous. 423 00:20:34,035 --> 00:20:38,536 ♪♪ 424 00:20:39,569 --> 00:20:44,437 ♪♪ 425 00:20:44,536 --> 00:20:47,336 Welcome back to "Very Scary People." 426 00:20:47,337 --> 00:20:49,770 By the mid-1970s, Sammy Gravano 427 00:20:49,836 --> 00:20:52,070 became a made man in La Cosa Nostra 428 00:20:52,137 --> 00:20:56,038 and pledged loyalty to the crime family above all else. 429 00:20:56,138 --> 00:20:58,771 Now he had his own crew, a team of men who helped him 430 00:20:58,837 --> 00:21:01,137 carry out whatever the boss demanded, 431 00:21:01,138 --> 00:21:03,438 without question or hesitation, 432 00:21:03,538 --> 00:21:06,138 even if it meant killing family and friends. 433 00:21:06,239 --> 00:21:09,538 Sammy would often leave the actual killing to others, 434 00:21:09,539 --> 00:21:13,138 but he was the one to plan it with ruthless precision. 435 00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:19,273 ♪♪ 436 00:21:19,340 --> 00:21:21,940 McShane: In 1980, the head of the Philadelphia mob, 437 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,439 Angelo Bruno, who was known as The Docile Don, 438 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,440 is executed -- shotgun -- outside his home. 439 00:21:28,441 --> 00:21:32,141 And this sets off a huge shockwave 440 00:21:32,241 --> 00:21:35,840 that went all the way up to the five families in New York. 441 00:21:35,841 --> 00:21:38,875 Hunter: Philadelphia splits into two factions. 442 00:21:38,942 --> 00:21:43,575 One is Nicky Scarfo, one of the underbosses, 443 00:21:43,675 --> 00:21:47,176 and the other is by Johnny Keys. 444 00:21:47,242 --> 00:21:50,142 Gabriel: Johnny "Keys" Simone was a prominent member 445 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:51,576 in the Philadelphia family 446 00:21:51,676 --> 00:21:54,743 that's looking to get control of the family. 447 00:21:54,842 --> 00:21:57,176 Hunter: So they're fighting in Philadelphia 448 00:21:57,244 --> 00:22:01,742 and Commission, the ruling body of organized crime, 449 00:22:01,743 --> 00:22:03,743 decides that Johnny Keys has to go. 450 00:22:03,843 --> 00:22:06,044 They're going to back Nicky Scarfo 451 00:22:06,045 --> 00:22:09,145 as the new boss in Philly. 452 00:22:09,245 --> 00:22:13,945 Gabriel: So Paul calls Sammy in and gives him the hit. 453 00:22:14,045 --> 00:22:18,046 This, for Paul Castellano, is a high-visibility hit 454 00:22:18,145 --> 00:22:19,545 because they're taking out 455 00:22:19,546 --> 00:22:22,446 a significant person of another family, 456 00:22:22,546 --> 00:22:25,446 and other bosses know this is all happening, 457 00:22:25,547 --> 00:22:26,979 so it can't go wrong. 458 00:22:27,047 --> 00:22:29,247 So the fact that they give that to Sammy says something. 459 00:22:29,347 --> 00:22:31,980 It shows you how much you respected this guy, 460 00:22:32,047 --> 00:22:33,680 trusted this guy. 461 00:22:33,746 --> 00:22:36,845 Hunter: Now, Johnny Keys is a very smart man, 462 00:22:36,846 --> 00:22:40,281 longtime mobster, and very cautious. 463 00:22:40,348 --> 00:22:42,047 Gabriel: Basically, Paul was going to have Sammy 464 00:22:42,048 --> 00:22:44,381 send word down to say, "Hey, listen. 465 00:22:44,448 --> 00:22:46,481 Paul's willing to back you. 466 00:22:46,582 --> 00:22:48,647 He thinks you're the right guy." 467 00:22:48,648 --> 00:22:52,449 Hunter: He's telling Johnny Keys that Castellano 468 00:22:52,549 --> 00:22:55,482 is going to back him for leadership in Philly. 469 00:22:55,582 --> 00:22:56,682 That's not the case. 470 00:22:56,748 --> 00:22:58,549 He's being set up to be murdered. 471 00:22:58,550 --> 00:23:04,748 ♪♪ 472 00:23:04,749 --> 00:23:06,684 Sammy's telling Johnny Keys 473 00:23:06,750 --> 00:23:08,151 that he's going to meet Castellano, 474 00:23:08,250 --> 00:23:11,684 but at a place that Johnny Keys wants to go 475 00:23:11,750 --> 00:23:15,084 because, that way, he will be safe. 476 00:23:15,151 --> 00:23:19,850 So they agree that they can meet at a country club 477 00:23:19,851 --> 00:23:22,085 that Johnny Keys belongs to. 478 00:23:22,152 --> 00:23:24,085 Raab: Gravano was persuasive enough 479 00:23:24,152 --> 00:23:28,052 that Johnny Keys agrees to go into a car with him. 480 00:23:28,152 --> 00:23:29,486 Hunter: When they get to the country club, 481 00:23:29,585 --> 00:23:32,651 Johnny Keys sees a van running, 482 00:23:32,652 --> 00:23:34,252 and he makes note of it the Sammy, 483 00:23:34,253 --> 00:23:38,253 and that's when Sammy grabbed him from behind, 484 00:23:38,353 --> 00:23:39,587 and he was taken into the van. 485 00:23:39,687 --> 00:23:41,453 Raab: Three other hoods jump in. 486 00:23:41,454 --> 00:23:43,154 They grab Johnny Keys. 487 00:23:43,254 --> 00:23:44,652 They disarm him. 488 00:23:44,653 --> 00:23:48,254 Keys knew when he got picked up what was coming. 489 00:23:48,355 --> 00:23:52,055 Hunter: They drive him to a remote corner of Staten Island. 490 00:23:52,155 --> 00:23:56,354 But they had to wait some time before they could kill this guy. 491 00:23:56,355 --> 00:23:59,588 McShane: They were waiting like 10 or 12 hours for a phone call 492 00:23:59,689 --> 00:24:01,689 from somebody to tell them what to do. 493 00:24:01,755 --> 00:24:04,654 Gabriel: So while Sammy and his crew are waiting for word back, 494 00:24:04,655 --> 00:24:06,155 they kept filling Johnny Keys' head with, 495 00:24:06,156 --> 00:24:08,889 "Hey, you know what? There's meetings going on. 496 00:24:08,956 --> 00:24:10,389 The decision hasn't really been made 497 00:24:10,457 --> 00:24:12,256 with what's gonna happen to you." 498 00:24:12,257 --> 00:24:16,256 So, Keys knew that he's probably getting killed, 499 00:24:16,257 --> 00:24:18,590 was hopeful it wasn't gonna happen, 500 00:24:18,691 --> 00:24:21,891 but Sammy knew all along it was going to. 501 00:24:21,958 --> 00:24:25,358 But the more he gets to know Johnny Keys, 502 00:24:25,458 --> 00:24:27,391 the more he likes him. 503 00:24:27,458 --> 00:24:29,991 Gabriel: So the guy, as an extremely stand-up guy, 504 00:24:30,059 --> 00:24:33,359 very La Cosa Nostra, and that kind of respect 505 00:24:33,459 --> 00:24:36,092 means more than anything else in their world. 506 00:24:36,159 --> 00:24:39,592 McShane: In Gravano's view, he took it like a man. 507 00:24:39,693 --> 00:24:42,158 He took it like a believer in their life, 508 00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:45,160 and he never whimpered or whined. 509 00:24:45,260 --> 00:24:46,793 Gabriel: When Sammy felt comfortable, 510 00:24:46,859 --> 00:24:49,460 he gave the words, "Alright. It's going to go." 511 00:24:49,561 --> 00:24:56,094 "John, I just -- on the call, you lost the decision, bro." 512 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:58,760 I got to take you out. I'm going to treat you right, 513 00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:00,160 like a man, right up until the last second. 514 00:25:00,161 --> 00:25:01,994 There'll be no pain. There'll be no suffering. 515 00:25:02,062 --> 00:25:04,462 I have the utmost respect for you. 516 00:25:04,562 --> 00:25:08,061 McShane: Gravano just was so impressed by the way 517 00:25:08,062 --> 00:25:12,761 this guy just accepted his death and just made two requests. 518 00:25:12,762 --> 00:25:15,963 One was that he could die with his shoes off 519 00:25:16,063 --> 00:25:18,362 because he had always promised his wife 520 00:25:18,363 --> 00:25:19,963 that that's how he would go. 521 00:25:20,063 --> 00:25:23,596 In other words, that he would presumably live a long life 522 00:25:23,697 --> 00:25:26,364 and die in the comfort of his home. 523 00:25:26,464 --> 00:25:29,364 And the second was that he insisted he be killed 524 00:25:29,464 --> 00:25:32,597 by a made man. 525 00:25:32,663 --> 00:25:35,698 And Louie Milito was that man. 526 00:25:35,764 --> 00:25:38,265 Gravano: Louie Milito with a .357 Magnum, 527 00:25:38,365 --> 00:25:39,964 he hit him in the head. 528 00:25:39,965 --> 00:25:41,864 Everybody gets in the van. 529 00:25:41,865 --> 00:25:43,499 We're all sick. 530 00:25:43,599 --> 00:25:47,299 We killed the epitome of our life. 531 00:25:47,366 --> 00:25:49,565 Gabriel: Sammy had remorse after this hit. 532 00:25:49,566 --> 00:25:51,700 Johnny Keys wasn't a Gambino guy -- 533 00:25:51,766 --> 00:25:53,167 not part of a Gambino beef, right? 534 00:25:53,266 --> 00:25:56,865 And then spending hours, literally, with the guy 535 00:25:56,866 --> 00:25:59,665 before they killed him and seeing how the guy behaved, 536 00:25:59,666 --> 00:26:01,666 the kind of wise guy he really was, 537 00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:04,567 it bothered Sammy that they had to take this guy out. 538 00:26:04,568 --> 00:26:07,267 ♪♪ 539 00:26:07,268 --> 00:26:08,801 These are very, very dangerous people -- 540 00:26:08,867 --> 00:26:10,168 some of the most dangerous people 541 00:26:10,268 --> 00:26:12,167 we've ever encountered in law enforcement. 542 00:26:12,168 --> 00:26:15,802 The FBI really got serious about cracking down 543 00:26:15,868 --> 00:26:18,268 on the Mafia in the '70s and '80s. 544 00:26:18,269 --> 00:26:21,868 It was a very aggressive effort on the part of the FBI 545 00:26:21,970 --> 00:26:24,903 using surveillance techniques, wiretaps, bugs. 546 00:26:24,970 --> 00:26:28,169 McShane: The FBI decided to create five squads, 547 00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:30,270 one for each of the five families, 548 00:26:30,370 --> 00:26:32,369 to follow them and see what they could do 549 00:26:32,370 --> 00:26:37,004 as far as putting together prosecutions against them. 550 00:26:37,071 --> 00:26:39,171 The FBI's embrace of technology, 551 00:26:39,271 --> 00:26:42,804 combined with its formation of these specific squads, 552 00:26:42,870 --> 00:26:46,272 was a real two-fisted shot at the mob. 553 00:26:46,372 --> 00:26:48,072 Brevetti: I didn't know the kind of impact 554 00:26:48,172 --> 00:26:51,005 it would have in Costa Nostra circles. 555 00:26:51,072 --> 00:26:52,572 I knew it'd be a problem for them, 556 00:26:52,573 --> 00:26:55,705 but I didn't realize how big of a problem it was. 557 00:26:55,771 --> 00:27:00,173 ♪♪ 558 00:27:01,173 --> 00:27:06,573 ♪♪ 559 00:27:06,574 --> 00:27:10,007 Gabriel: Sammy had ownership of a very successful disco 560 00:27:10,074 --> 00:27:12,274 in Brooklyn, and this guy, Frank Fiala 561 00:27:12,374 --> 00:27:14,174 comes out of nowhere. 562 00:27:14,175 --> 00:27:16,774 He was Eastern European, a lot of money, 563 00:27:16,874 --> 00:27:18,375 in the drug business. 564 00:27:18,475 --> 00:27:22,909 Frank Fiala had rented out Sammy's club, The Plaza Suite. 565 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,409 They clash a bit. 566 00:27:24,475 --> 00:27:27,375 Sammy finds the guy to be a bit of a pain in the neck. 567 00:27:27,376 --> 00:27:31,975 In Sammy's world, it's respect, right? 568 00:27:31,976 --> 00:27:34,209 And when you don't show that respect, 569 00:27:34,277 --> 00:27:36,874 that's a very personal affront. 570 00:27:36,875 --> 00:27:40,376 And this guy Fiala didn't get that or didn't care. 571 00:27:40,377 --> 00:27:43,810 Hunter: Fiala decides he likes The Plaza Suite so much 572 00:27:43,876 --> 00:27:45,510 that he wants to buy it. 573 00:27:45,611 --> 00:27:48,478 He offers Sammy a million bucks for it. 574 00:27:48,578 --> 00:27:50,776 Gabriel: So they negotiate the deal. 575 00:27:50,777 --> 00:27:53,277 McShane: But Sammy is just getting more and more aggravated 576 00:27:53,278 --> 00:27:56,379 by this guy, and, finally -- 577 00:27:56,479 --> 00:27:58,878 this is before the club has been sold -- 578 00:27:58,979 --> 00:28:03,079 Sammy shows up and Fiala's sitting in his office. 579 00:28:03,179 --> 00:28:04,613 He's acting like he owns the place. 580 00:28:04,712 --> 00:28:08,279 He's mistreating people, his feet up on Sammy's desk, 581 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,413 and acting like, "This is mine. What are you doing here? 582 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:12,413 Get out." 583 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,613 And this just enrages Sammy. 584 00:28:14,679 --> 00:28:18,181 Not only that, he opens an attaché case. 585 00:28:18,281 --> 00:28:21,381 Inside the attaché case is a submachine gun. 586 00:28:21,481 --> 00:28:25,714 Hunter: Fiala starts pointing an Uzi submachine gun at Gravano. 587 00:28:25,780 --> 00:28:28,781 Now, this sends Sammy through the roof. 588 00:28:28,881 --> 00:28:31,181 Sammy leaves and basically, at that point, 589 00:28:31,182 --> 00:28:33,780 decided this guy is going. 590 00:28:33,781 --> 00:28:43,582 ♪♪ 591 00:28:43,583 --> 00:28:46,083 Hunter: Sammy calls out, "Frank, turn around," 592 00:28:46,183 --> 00:28:48,782 out on the street outside of The Plaza. 593 00:28:48,783 --> 00:28:51,782 That's when Louie Milito shoots him once in each eye. 594 00:28:51,783 --> 00:28:53,117 [ Gunshots ] 595 00:28:53,184 --> 00:28:57,584 And Sammy spits on his body for good measure. 596 00:28:57,585 --> 00:28:59,318 Reporter: The shooting took place outside a disco 597 00:28:59,385 --> 00:29:03,184 at 86th Street and McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn. 598 00:29:03,185 --> 00:29:05,584 McShane: It was an unsanctioned hit, 599 00:29:05,585 --> 00:29:07,783 which is a violation of mob policy. 600 00:29:07,784 --> 00:29:09,185 Gabriel: If you're going to kill somebody, 601 00:29:09,286 --> 00:29:11,784 the boss has got to know what's happening, 602 00:29:11,785 --> 00:29:14,784 but Sammy never went to the boss to get permission. 603 00:29:14,785 --> 00:29:18,185 Word kind of gets back to Paul Castellano what happened, 604 00:29:18,186 --> 00:29:21,020 and Sammy's petrified because, by rights, 605 00:29:21,087 --> 00:29:22,620 Paul should take him out. 606 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:27,220 Hunter: But Sammy, ever the smooth talker and mob politician 607 00:29:27,287 --> 00:29:31,021 that he is, talks himself out of trouble. 608 00:29:31,088 --> 00:29:34,488 ♪♪ 609 00:29:34,588 --> 00:29:37,187 Gabriel: So the Gambino family, from the day Paul Castellano 610 00:29:37,188 --> 00:29:39,886 was given the position of boss, 611 00:29:39,887 --> 00:29:42,622 there were a lot of disgruntled people. 612 00:29:42,688 --> 00:29:46,088 Paul was considered a white collar wise guy. 613 00:29:46,089 --> 00:29:49,589 Paul dressed in a suit to go to work and portray himself 614 00:29:49,590 --> 00:29:50,788 as a businessman. 615 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:53,723 But Paul was respected because, as the boss, 616 00:29:53,789 --> 00:29:57,424 he had to be respected, not because they liked them. 617 00:29:57,490 --> 00:30:02,391 Paul Castellano was called the Pope. 618 00:30:02,491 --> 00:30:04,824 He had a regal bearing. 619 00:30:04,890 --> 00:30:08,192 He lived in this huge house on Staten Island. 620 00:30:08,291 --> 00:30:09,824 They called it the White House. 621 00:30:09,890 --> 00:30:12,325 He's got a legitimate business, the poultry business. 622 00:30:12,392 --> 00:30:14,825 And there's a feeling among the rank and file 623 00:30:14,891 --> 00:30:17,892 that he's kind of out of touch with them. 624 00:30:17,992 --> 00:30:21,826 Destefano: He looked down upon the blue collar members 625 00:30:21,892 --> 00:30:23,126 of the family. 626 00:30:23,193 --> 00:30:25,891 He was above the fray. 627 00:30:25,892 --> 00:30:29,893 Castellano not only was wealthy from his legitimate businesses, 628 00:30:29,994 --> 00:30:34,194 but also was getting hand over fist money from the rackets. 629 00:30:34,294 --> 00:30:36,393 Even members of the other crime families 630 00:30:36,394 --> 00:30:39,494 would complain about his greediness. 631 00:30:39,594 --> 00:30:42,295 Gabriel: Paul was all about the money for himself. 632 00:30:42,395 --> 00:30:44,893 So, people weren't satisfied with that. 633 00:30:44,894 --> 00:30:52,195 ♪♪ 634 00:30:52,196 --> 00:30:54,595 Mouw: In the summer of 1985, 635 00:30:54,596 --> 00:30:56,995 there's a big dispute in the Gambino family. 636 00:30:56,996 --> 00:31:01,496 Gabriel: It involved the capo by the name of John Gotti. 637 00:31:01,497 --> 00:31:04,330 McShane: Castellano, the boss, suspected Gotti's crew 638 00:31:04,397 --> 00:31:07,497 of dealing narcotics, particularly heroin trafficking. 639 00:31:07,597 --> 00:31:09,497 With Castellano, that was supposed to be 640 00:31:09,597 --> 00:31:10,730 a death penalty event 641 00:31:10,796 --> 00:31:13,198 if you were caught dealing drugs. 642 00:31:13,298 --> 00:31:15,731 Schumacher: That wasn't some kind of moral decision that, 643 00:31:15,797 --> 00:31:16,997 oh, drugs are wrong. 644 00:31:16,998 --> 00:31:19,231 It was that drugs opened up 645 00:31:19,299 --> 00:31:21,099 the possibility of getting caught. 646 00:31:21,198 --> 00:31:24,632 Gabriel: John Gotti at this point was a captain in Queens, 647 00:31:24,732 --> 00:31:27,399 and his buddy, Angelo Ruggiero, 648 00:31:27,499 --> 00:31:30,632 had taken over his brother's heroin operations. 649 00:31:30,733 --> 00:31:33,433 Though Ruggiero's nickname was Quack Quack, 650 00:31:33,500 --> 00:31:34,899 and part of the reason was because 651 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,999 the guy could never shut up. 652 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,798 And the FBI got in, and they bugged this house, 653 00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:45,434 and all this information was coming out on the tapes. 654 00:31:45,501 --> 00:31:49,000 I didn't indict John, but I did indict his crew members. 655 00:31:49,001 --> 00:31:53,102 A portion of the indictment was regular organized crime stuff, 656 00:31:53,202 --> 00:31:57,202 but, more importantly, a larger portion of it was narcotics. 657 00:31:57,302 --> 00:32:00,001 And so now they have a real problem. 658 00:32:00,002 --> 00:32:03,003 McShane: The FBI was able to use the information gleaned 659 00:32:03,103 --> 00:32:05,701 from the Ruggiero bug 660 00:32:05,702 --> 00:32:09,602 to bug Paul Castellano's house on Staten Island. 661 00:32:09,603 --> 00:32:15,003 And so this is kind of a double faux pas by the Gotti crew 662 00:32:15,004 --> 00:32:18,737 because, one, one of their guys has been caught discussing 663 00:32:18,803 --> 00:32:22,237 this business that they are not allowed to conduct; 664 00:32:22,305 --> 00:32:24,104 and, two, it allowed the prosecutors 665 00:32:24,105 --> 00:32:28,004 to get inside the house on Staten Island and bug that too. 666 00:32:28,005 --> 00:32:30,739 Paul had an interest in those tapes, personally, 667 00:32:30,805 --> 00:32:35,804 because he was being prosecuted in multiple cases. 668 00:32:35,805 --> 00:32:39,306 Castellano was asking repeatedly for the tapes, 669 00:32:39,406 --> 00:32:41,306 and if he heard the tapes, 670 00:32:41,406 --> 00:32:42,806 it would have been perfectly clear 671 00:32:42,905 --> 00:32:45,440 that his orders had been violated. 672 00:32:45,507 --> 00:32:49,506 Raab: And the one person that Castellano would go after 673 00:32:49,507 --> 00:32:52,207 and probably kill was John Gotti. 674 00:32:52,308 --> 00:32:54,806 But, instead, Gotti made the first move. 675 00:32:54,807 --> 00:32:57,907 ♪♪ 676 00:32:58,008 --> 00:33:01,408 Hunter: So they decide that they're going to take out 677 00:33:01,508 --> 00:33:03,008 Paul Castellano, 678 00:33:03,109 --> 00:33:06,009 but things have to be in place for this to happen. 679 00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:09,142 Gabriel: John knows, if he tries to do this by himself, 680 00:33:09,209 --> 00:33:10,342 he's dead. 681 00:33:10,409 --> 00:33:13,609 So John cleverly understood that, 682 00:33:13,610 --> 00:33:16,708 if there was that much dissatisfaction in the family 683 00:33:16,709 --> 00:33:19,743 and he can get the key people, 684 00:33:19,809 --> 00:33:23,844 getting them means you got a lot less to worry about. 685 00:33:23,910 --> 00:33:28,644 The first person they approach is Sammy Gravano. 686 00:33:28,744 --> 00:33:29,944 Gabriel: John's a Queens guy, 687 00:33:30,011 --> 00:33:32,110 Sammy is a Brooklyn guy, Staten Island guy. 688 00:33:32,111 --> 00:33:35,411 These guys don't go that far outside of their territories. 689 00:33:35,412 --> 00:33:38,211 But Sammy knows John's reputation. 690 00:33:38,212 --> 00:33:40,545 And Sammy's got a reputation. 691 00:33:40,645 --> 00:33:42,911 McShane: Sammy is known in the family for two things -- 692 00:33:43,013 --> 00:33:45,245 he makes money and he murders people, 693 00:33:45,313 --> 00:33:47,113 and he's very good at both. 694 00:33:47,213 --> 00:33:48,612 Gabriel: Sammy was skeptical -- 695 00:33:48,613 --> 00:33:51,012 Why should we risk our lives for this John Gotti? 696 00:33:51,013 --> 00:33:52,512 He's got his problems. 697 00:33:52,513 --> 00:33:55,647 We may not be happy, but Sammy's not stupid. 698 00:33:55,746 --> 00:33:57,912 This is a big chance we're taking. 699 00:33:57,913 --> 00:34:02,847 You're breaking one of the most sacred rules, taking out a boss. 700 00:34:02,913 --> 00:34:06,648 He said, "Look. I'm going to go talk to Frank DeCicco." 701 00:34:06,714 --> 00:34:09,048 Papa: Frankie DeCicco was a good friend of Sammy 702 00:34:09,115 --> 00:34:10,748 and a good friend of Gotti. 703 00:34:10,814 --> 00:34:12,648 Gabriel: Sammy really respects Frankie, 704 00:34:12,714 --> 00:34:14,915 much more than Paul Castellano. 705 00:34:15,015 --> 00:34:17,515 So if Frankie ever turned his back on Paul, 706 00:34:17,516 --> 00:34:21,415 Sammy would be like, "Okay. I'm with you. Forget this guy." 707 00:34:21,416 --> 00:34:28,050 Sammy Gravano, he went to talk to DeCicco at DeCicco's house. 708 00:34:28,117 --> 00:34:30,350 I said, if we do this, 709 00:34:30,417 --> 00:34:33,915 John doesn't deserve to be the boss. 710 00:34:33,916 --> 00:34:36,018 I think you should be the boss. 711 00:34:36,118 --> 00:34:38,551 ♪♪ 712 00:34:38,651 --> 00:34:40,451 You deserve it. 713 00:34:40,518 --> 00:34:42,517 You did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong. 714 00:34:42,518 --> 00:34:44,219 He did everything wrong. 715 00:34:44,318 --> 00:34:47,218 Gabriel: And Frankie understood things well. 716 00:34:47,219 --> 00:34:51,052 His retort to Sammy was, "I can be his number two, 717 00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:52,852 he can never be mine." 718 00:34:52,918 --> 00:34:56,453 Understanding that Gotti's ego could never be number two. 719 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,019 And Frankie was, he says, 720 00:34:58,020 --> 00:34:59,953 "We could accomplish what we want to accomplish." 721 00:35:00,020 --> 00:35:03,419 Me and you will be the power behind the throne. 722 00:35:03,420 --> 00:35:05,521 And I give you my word. 723 00:35:05,620 --> 00:35:10,421 If he doesn't pay attention and act the fool, like he does, 724 00:35:10,521 --> 00:35:12,121 we'll kill him. 725 00:35:12,221 --> 00:35:13,521 The two of them decide 726 00:35:13,621 --> 00:35:15,321 that they're going to go forward with this. 727 00:35:15,422 --> 00:35:18,920 Hunter: Gotti was called to defer to Sammy in the plotting 728 00:35:18,921 --> 00:35:22,720 because he had done this sort of work before. 729 00:35:22,721 --> 00:35:25,323 This was an extremely risky endeavor. 730 00:35:25,422 --> 00:35:29,122 For starters, they hadn't gone to the Commission, 731 00:35:29,123 --> 00:35:32,356 the ruling body of organized crime, 732 00:35:32,423 --> 00:35:34,222 to get the okay to hit him. 733 00:35:34,223 --> 00:35:36,757 Destefano: It was done in a way that was outside 734 00:35:36,823 --> 00:35:39,324 the rules of organized crime. 735 00:35:39,424 --> 00:35:40,823 That's why it was a very big deal. 736 00:35:40,923 --> 00:35:42,823 And there were going to be consequences. 737 00:35:42,923 --> 00:35:44,922 There was going to be some blow-back. 738 00:35:44,923 --> 00:35:48,758 ♪♪ 739 00:35:52,325 --> 00:35:56,493 Cardinale: On December 16, 1985, Paul Castellano, 740 00:35:56,625 --> 00:36:01,625 having left his attorney's office in midtown Manhattan, 741 00:36:01,626 --> 00:36:04,759 he and Tommy Bilotti, his driver, 742 00:36:04,825 --> 00:36:09,660 drove to 46th between First and Second 743 00:36:09,726 --> 00:36:13,660 to a place called Sparks Steakhouse. 744 00:36:13,726 --> 00:36:16,027 Destefano: Frank DeCicco told people 745 00:36:16,127 --> 00:36:17,861 where Castellano was going to be 746 00:36:17,927 --> 00:36:20,228 at a certain time on that December day 747 00:36:20,327 --> 00:36:22,527 and who he was going to have dinner with. 748 00:36:22,528 --> 00:36:24,161 Hunter: Sammy planned it. 749 00:36:24,228 --> 00:36:27,661 He figured that the streets would be crowded 750 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:29,129 with Christmas shoppers, 751 00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:34,628 and the chaos would make it impossible for the police 752 00:36:34,629 --> 00:36:36,827 to get on their tail. 753 00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:38,762 We implemented the plan. 754 00:36:38,828 --> 00:36:41,829 We took 11 people on the hit. 755 00:36:41,929 --> 00:36:45,330 Every one of them was a real pro. 756 00:36:45,430 --> 00:36:46,763 Many of the shooters didn't even know 757 00:36:46,829 --> 00:36:48,863 they were there to kill Paul. 758 00:36:48,929 --> 00:36:50,663 They were just told we're going to hit somebody. 759 00:36:50,729 --> 00:36:53,264 They're going to come out, and you're going to shoot. 760 00:36:53,331 --> 00:36:56,264 It was a very tightly-held conspiracy, no doubt. 761 00:36:56,331 --> 00:36:59,331 There was a great attention to detail. 762 00:36:59,431 --> 00:37:02,765 The four shooters all wore matching trench coats 763 00:37:02,831 --> 00:37:05,032 and Russian fur hats. 764 00:37:05,132 --> 00:37:07,665 So if anybody was going to try to be identified, 765 00:37:07,765 --> 00:37:11,132 there are about four of them that dressed the same. 766 00:37:11,133 --> 00:37:16,232 Sammy was sort of like the floor manager for the assassination. 767 00:37:16,233 --> 00:37:17,831 Hunter: Sammy watched the whole thing go down 768 00:37:17,832 --> 00:37:21,334 from a Lincoln Continental across the street from Sparks. 769 00:37:21,401 --> 00:37:24,134 Destefano: He was there in a car with John Gotti. 770 00:37:24,234 --> 00:37:28,167 He tipped off the assassins at the very moment 771 00:37:28,234 --> 00:37:32,168 that Castellano pulled up to the restaurant. 772 00:37:32,235 --> 00:37:34,934 I tell the team "The light just turned green. 773 00:37:35,035 --> 00:37:37,335 The first car out is them. 774 00:37:37,435 --> 00:37:40,934 They're going to pull right in front of Sparks. 775 00:37:40,935 --> 00:37:43,934 Get ready." 776 00:37:43,935 --> 00:37:45,236 Destefano: If anybody got in the way, 777 00:37:45,336 --> 00:37:47,235 they were prepared to start shooting people. 778 00:37:47,236 --> 00:37:49,337 ♪♪ 779 00:37:49,403 --> 00:37:52,337 Hunter: The guys came up wearing their Russian fur hats 780 00:37:52,403 --> 00:37:55,537 and their white trench coats, and bang, bang, bang. 781 00:37:55,637 --> 00:37:57,536 [ Gunfire ] 782 00:37:57,537 --> 00:38:00,935 Papa: I don't think Paul Castellano even made it 783 00:38:00,936 --> 00:38:04,671 to stepping up to the curb onto the sidewalk. 784 00:38:04,737 --> 00:38:06,038 ♪♪ 785 00:38:06,138 --> 00:38:09,271 ...This evening, right at this location, 786 00:38:09,338 --> 00:38:12,937 two people were shot numerous times. 787 00:38:13,039 --> 00:38:14,439 Tentative identification is that 788 00:38:14,539 --> 00:38:19,172 it's Paul Castellano and Tom Bilotti. 789 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:21,272 Reporter: Mafia kingpin "Big" Paul Castellano 790 00:38:21,339 --> 00:38:24,506 was gunned down gangland style in midtown Manhattan. 791 00:38:24,507 --> 00:38:26,539 The 70-year-old reputed head of the largest 792 00:38:26,540 --> 00:38:28,773 and most powerful crime family in the country 793 00:38:28,839 --> 00:38:32,507 was killed along with his driver and friend, Thomas Bilotti. 794 00:38:32,508 --> 00:38:34,640 McShane: It really went off without a hitch. 795 00:38:34,641 --> 00:38:37,839 They got out before anybody really knew what had happened. 796 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:41,242 Papa: Amidst the chaos, they were going to disappear, 797 00:38:41,341 --> 00:38:42,874 and that's exactly what happened. 798 00:38:42,940 --> 00:38:45,542 After the shooting, the three men, dressed in trench coats 799 00:38:45,642 --> 00:38:48,075 and hats, made their way through the rush hour crowd 800 00:38:48,142 --> 00:38:49,542 to the end of the block. 801 00:38:49,642 --> 00:38:52,576 There, a dark automobile met them, and they sped off. 802 00:38:52,676 --> 00:38:55,776 A movie script couldn't have been written better, 803 00:38:55,842 --> 00:38:57,976 and it was mind boggling. 804 00:38:58,043 --> 00:38:59,443 It was shocking. 805 00:38:59,510 --> 00:39:02,544 It was how did this happen? Who did it? 806 00:39:02,643 --> 00:39:04,142 Who was behind it? 807 00:39:04,143 --> 00:39:05,943 Man: Where were they hit? 808 00:39:06,044 --> 00:39:09,043 They were hit in the head and in the body. 809 00:39:09,044 --> 00:39:12,677 ♪♪ 810 00:39:12,778 --> 00:39:15,045 Destefano: The murder of Castellano and his driver, 811 00:39:15,145 --> 00:39:18,944 Tommy Bilotti, was one of the signature moments 812 00:39:19,045 --> 00:39:21,078 in the history of organized crime. 813 00:39:21,146 --> 00:39:24,845 Hunter: The media reaction to Christmas hit 814 00:39:24,944 --> 00:39:27,945 on Paul Castellano was spectacular. 815 00:39:28,046 --> 00:39:31,346 It was front page in the papers for days. 816 00:39:31,413 --> 00:39:33,980 ♪♪ 817 00:39:34,047 --> 00:39:36,547 Everybody was taken off guard by this. 818 00:39:36,647 --> 00:39:39,246 The Mafia has a flair for the dramatic, 819 00:39:39,247 --> 00:39:42,080 and this certainly was dramatic. 820 00:39:42,148 --> 00:39:44,581 You're now thinking, "This is war. 821 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:48,081 There are going to be other people that will be dead. 822 00:39:48,148 --> 00:39:51,048 There will be other prices to pay." 823 00:39:51,148 --> 00:39:52,682 Gabriel: We were expecting a shooting war 824 00:39:52,781 --> 00:39:54,247 right after the hit, 825 00:39:54,248 --> 00:39:56,782 thinking the Frankie DeCiccos and the Sammy Gravanos 826 00:39:56,848 --> 00:39:59,648 are going to be looking for whoever the heck did this. 827 00:39:59,649 --> 00:40:02,949 Hunter: Even to the FBI, Sammy was, 828 00:40:03,049 --> 00:40:05,149 you know, a figure on the peripheral. 829 00:40:05,150 --> 00:40:08,683 They didn't understand how much respect, power, 830 00:40:08,783 --> 00:40:11,583 or juice he actually had. 831 00:40:11,683 --> 00:40:15,550 So he had done a very good job his whole life, 832 00:40:15,651 --> 00:40:16,749 playing it quiet, 833 00:40:16,750 --> 00:40:19,684 which is very much according to the rules. 834 00:40:19,784 --> 00:40:24,351 That is how you're supposed to live your life as a gangster. 835 00:40:24,452 --> 00:40:29,418 ♪♪ 836 00:40:29,419 --> 00:40:31,785 Papa: Sammy Gravano moved up the ranks. 837 00:40:31,851 --> 00:40:35,453 He became a member of the inner sanctum of the family. 838 00:40:35,553 --> 00:40:39,419 Raab: Gravano thought Gotti was such an egomaniac. 839 00:40:39,420 --> 00:40:41,419 He was attracting so much attention. 840 00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:44,353 He's waving red flags screaming, 841 00:40:44,420 --> 00:40:46,186 "Catch me, catch me, catch me." 842 00:40:46,254 --> 00:40:49,087 And that's eventually what they did. 843 00:40:49,154 --> 00:40:51,653 Reporter: This night, federal FBI agents 844 00:40:51,654 --> 00:40:55,588 arrested the leadership of the Gambino crime family. 845 00:40:55,688 --> 00:40:59,988 Sammy knew that Gotti was going to be asking him 846 00:41:00,055 --> 00:41:02,054 to take the fall for John Gotti. 847 00:41:02,055 --> 00:41:03,789 He saw the writing on the wall. 848 00:41:03,855 --> 00:41:05,188 Now there's bad blood. 849 00:41:05,256 --> 00:41:07,455 Reporter: But it is Gravano who is poised 850 00:41:07,523 --> 00:41:10,556 to have the last laugh at Gotti's expense. 851 00:41:10,656 --> 00:41:11,954 He betrayed everybody. 852 00:41:11,955 --> 00:41:14,422 We didn't know how many murders he was responsible for 853 00:41:14,423 --> 00:41:16,690 till he told us. 854 00:41:16,789 --> 00:41:21,190 Everybody sat in that courtroom holding their breath. 855 00:41:21,257 --> 00:41:23,090 Colucci: To get John Gotti, they had to make a deal 856 00:41:23,157 --> 00:41:24,791 with the devil. 857 00:41:24,857 --> 00:41:26,156 I couldn't believe it. 858 00:41:26,157 --> 00:41:27,890 I still can't believe it. 859 00:41:27,956 --> 00:41:31,557 ♪♪ 860 00:41:31,558 --> 00:41:33,756 Sammy "The Bull" Gravano had participated 861 00:41:33,757 --> 00:41:36,757 in at least eight murders by the time Paul Castellano 862 00:41:36,758 --> 00:41:39,957 and Tommy Bilotti were gunned down in Manhattan. 863 00:41:39,958 --> 00:41:41,359 While the FBI knew he was a member 864 00:41:41,426 --> 00:41:43,259 of the Gambino crime family, 865 00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:45,658 they had no idea how lethal he was. 866 00:41:45,659 --> 00:41:48,558 Sammy continued to operate in the shadows, 867 00:41:48,559 --> 00:41:51,460 but it wouldn't be long before history would know his name, 868 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:55,694 and the Mafia as we know it would never be the same, 869 00:41:55,793 --> 00:41:58,793 in Part 2 of "Sammy the Bull." 870 00:41:58,859 --> 00:42:00,094 I'm Donnie Wahlberg. 871 00:42:00,161 --> 00:42:01,759 Thanks for watching. 872 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:03,694 Good night.