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Early 1932, the Democratic Convention in Chicago was months away, but the economic

condition of the country was such that it seemed certain

whoever gained the nomination would be the next president.

Organized crime wanted to control that convention.

Meanwhile, Charlie Luciano had delayed his plan of

using mad dog Vincent Call to kill Dutch Schultz.

Luciano was still uncertain what he felt about Chris

Brennan, but he knew how much he missed beautiful Joy Osler.

And so I'm through with love.

I've locked my heart, I've keep my feelings vain.

I've stopped my heart with ice cream for today.

And I mean to care for no one.

Hello, Alex.

Good evening, Mr. Chan.

I'm through with love.

Why did you lead me to think you could care?

You didn't need me before you had your share.

Oslays around you to how you went swell.

With deep emotion devotion to you.

Good by the spring and all it meant to me.

It can never bring the thing that used to be.

Or I must have you on your own.

Alex,

I'd like you to ask Ms. Osler.

I shall have a drink with an old friend.

You're glad to, sir.

She's hidden club for the evening.

Thank you, Alex.

How are we?

Very good, sir.

Sir,

the word is out.

Call was desperate for money and Charlie Blarkey is well aware of this fact.

Well, I appreciate you coming over to tell me this.

But Vinny's gone to hell in her hand wagon ever since he left me.

Even though we whacked Pete's brother.

This guy still keeps coming.

Relax.

Good night.

Thank you, Fred.

Hello.

Hello.

How are you doing?

Good.

So what did you buy yourself?

Oh, no, all this time.

It's not for me.

It's your turn.

Open this one.

I'm trying an early Christmas.

That's what you

do.

Soak.

How do I soak in my water?

I never thought I would see that show, Sir Silk Pyjamas.

Well, you probably won't, though.

I'll be the one to see him.

Hello.

He's silk.

That's good, huh?

Easy.

Easy.

I got easy.

I can get taken on him.

He can handle.

That's a nice looking dog, Mr. Castello.

Yours looks like a champion.

But if we've met... He is.

And we haven't.

My name is William Bentley.

Oh, yes.

Your father lives in the same apartment, Bill, than I do.

Is he still assisting you as a attorney?

No, retired last year.

I'd like to meet Charles Luciano.

Mr. Benton, you know the apartment that I live in.

You probably know when I go to the barbershop.

And you've taken the trouble to find out when and where I walk my dog.

So I imagine what you want to talk to Charlie Luciano about as fairly important.

Yes.

It's the presidency of the United States.

Yeah, well, I don't think Charlie's interested in money.

I'll talk to him and I'll get back to you.

I can give you my number?

I have the number of Benton and Burnett.

I have the address of your law firm on Broad Street.

You see, when somebody takes an interest in the pattern

of my life, I take an interest in the pattern of theirs.

Mr. Benton.

Sir.

Only natural.

Come on.

Let's face it.

See Barry's been kicking the hell out of a lot of people.

And some of the people he's been kicking are friends of yours.

We've heard you're unhappy about it.

That's understandable.

But the thing to keep in mind is that Governor Roosevelt is

going to be in a position to replace the people that Mr. C.

Barry is getting kicked out of office.

Now, if you and the Governor are on friendly terms,

who knows, you might be in a position of influence too.

Friendship isn't the one where they street Mr. Benton.

Surely the Governor feels that we could be of some service.

The Governor wants friends in New York City.

Friends with votes at the Democratic Convention.

You might be able to tell us who some of those friends are.

Mr. Benton, it's no secret that the Seabury Commission is bad for business.

But you seem to be overlooking one thing.

You mean Al Smith?

With him last time around and I don't make a practice of deserting my friends.

But Al Smith isn't going to win.

I seem pretty sure of that, Mr. Benton.

I wouldn't be a very good advisor if I weren't sure of it.

What I'm Mr. Costello.

Make no mistake about it, gentlemen.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt will win the Democratic nomination

and he'll be the next president of the United States.

The only question is how close the vote will become Convention time.

I admire your confidence, Mr. Benton.

But I find it hard to share.

Roosevelt's going to be going into that convention

without even knowing if his own state is backing him.

And we'll need a margin of safety.

But with your influence in New York, that margin could be quite comfortable.

You're going to need more than a margin of safety, Mr. Benton.

New York City vote is crucial.

You know that.

Without it, Roosevelt hasn't got a chance.

As I said, the governor wants friends in New York City.

It's very interesting, Mr. Benton.

We'll talk again.

I'm looking forward to that, Mr. Luciano.

So one other thing, gentlemen.

The governor is a Democrat, but he's got the memory of an elephant.

He'll not only remember who came over to decide.

But when they came over.

You guys are missing the fight.

What fight is that, Benny?

And they're in Joe Welsh.

Well, that fight, I already know who's going to win.

What do you think?

He's arrogant.

I don't think he likes Jews or Italians, but he doesn't mind using them, you know.

You were right and saying we'll go with Smith.

I don't lost last time.

How do you know who's going to win?

Benny, in November, every four years, you know who won?

No, the fight, Charlie.

I'm talking about the fight.

Well, the country wasn't in the middle of a depression in 28.

Round six, the lock-emap in round six.

Stippin' one subject, will you, Charlie?

Son of a gun, how did you know that?

Because I own a piece of conero.

You've got a piece of conero?

Yeah, along with Tommy and Gaggs and a couple of others.

He's coming over to the club tonight.

And Harry's coming to the club tonight?

Can you think of a better place?

Can I meet him?

You want to meet conero?

Yeah.

Sweetie, come in.

I'll get changed.

We'll go over there.

What are you thinking of the next chapter in the world, huh?

You want to know what I really think?

Sure.

Okay, could it be Welsh for myself?

I think you could have beat him.

I know everybody's going to start somewhere, but

I want to know about the rest of our investment.

Welsh, Welsh is just the beginning.

We figure eight matches in the next eight months.

Yeah, he fights the bummer the month each month.

Every bouts are not done.

Can we give him the big build-up?

Try to get him right and go on for the championship.

Pray him, O'Connor, the heavyweight champion of the world.

I'm telling you, Charlie, bringing that hunk of

people over to the States was a stroke of genius.

He's going to be worth a go, mind.

Tommy, the title of bout is going to put him in the ring with Jack Sharkey.

Sharkey is no above.

He's going to knock him out of New York State.

I don't think so.

Even Jack Sharkey got one week's spot.

He likes to keep on breathing.

He goes down for us.

He gets a nice little surprise when he checks his bank account.

It's no problem, Charlie.

There ain't nothing in this world that money can't buy.

A little fear can't manage.

You meet him.

Hey, Premo!

I want you to meet your other sponsor.

Hey, this is Charlie Lucciano.

Ah, he's in here with you.

Premo?

Your channel.

That was a very good fight you fought tonight.

My associates and I, we have a lot of faith in you.

We think we can spot a new world champion when we see that.

Ah, I'm happy you say that.

There you go.

Michael, Ben, I want you to meet the next heavyweight champion of the world.

Premo?

I love Premo.

Premo?

Dear chimp.

Well, I think that we better get this boy back to the tables and to the girls.

Hey, come on.

Hey, where did you go?

You got it.

We got to talk, Charlie.

Remind you.

Try to do my good.

Hey, gags.

What's this, sir?

You can't talk in front of gags?

I think this is something we should discuss privately.

It's okay, Charlie.

Your offense.

All right, what's so private that you can't discuss in front of gags?

We have vetoes getting married.

That's right.

It's getting married on my orders.

He made a mess and I was cleaning it up.

Cleaning it up.

You think having vetoed Mary Chesley, but on his widow, cleans it up.

It's a matter of honor, Michael.

Charlie Vito had two men killed in cold blood.

He went out of his way to do it as cruelly and as publicly as he could.

So he's telling the world, I'm Vito Genovese.

I do what I want and I kill who I want and nobody can do anything about it.

He's your right hand.

He can't let him get away with it.

It's not your affair, Michael.

What are you talking about?

None of my affair.

Vito made those hits on his own.

No permission, no sanction from anyone.

Why?

So he could get his mistress's husband out of the way.

And you reward him by having you marry the woman?

12 days after she becomes a widow?

Maybe there's two sets of rules.

One set for Charlie and another for everybody else.

I'm not sure I know what you mean by that, Ben.

I seem to remember getting a lecture once, Charlie.

But not letting my love life interfere with business.

Now, Vito, he gets mixed up with this merry bride and the Isis a husband.

I don't hear any lectures.

Try to understand how we feel.

We thought you'd come down like a ham on Vito.

What he pulled makes us all look bad.

And if he gets away with it, other people try to

get away with it, then it's back to the mattresses.

Right?

Bullets in the street.

Charlie, don't let Vito get away with this.

Now, I'll tell you about something.

What happens to Vito Genovese is not the concern of Michael Lasker or Ben Siegel.

I took care of it the way I had to be taken care of.

Even

if we're not going, I think we should have acknowledged his invitation.

I mean, the invitation to Vito's wedding.

We don't get that many.

Still, look, tell me the answer to the guy's truth.

You and all that ain't just to go to a guinea wedding down in the village.

We're only invited at a curse in the first place.

Vito doesn't like to use any one.

My answer to that ought to be now.

I've got a lot more interesting ways to spend my time, but I don't.

Look, once you get in the car with me and

Davey, we'll go down time by a couple dresses.

Spend some money, what do you think?

Vinnie, I've got a closet full of dresses.

And besides, we've been spending money like crazy already.

Well, there's anything wrong with that?

Ms. Teller's depression going on out there.

It's a lot of housewives scrambling around trying

to put meat and potatoes on the table for the kids.

I'm sorry, there wasn't fair.

I'm sorry.

Well, it's not fair.

I think it's going to be one thing, and it turns out to be something else.

Come on, still.

Buy a couple dresses.

You'll feel better.

Vinnie?

Suppose I bought something else instead.

You remember the first time that you came to my parents' house?

What was the biggest item of furniture in the living room?

The biggest.

Very big.

Grand piano.

You used to take one?

Vinnie?

I could maybe start up again.

Huh?

Order it today.

And tell you what, I'll buy you the biggest, most expensive piano in the country.

You start taking lessons from the best teacher you can find.

Only in America.

That's what I've been telling you.

I gotta go honey.

Okay.

All right, bye-bye.

I

congratulate you, Brian, but I don't congratulate you.

All I do is say this for Charlie.

There'll be no dancing, Vito.

No drinking, no nice restaurants.

Under happier circumstances that would have been an envelope for you and your bride.

But you already got your envelope, Vito.

Charlie gave it to you that night in the warehouse.

Why don't you decide not to kill you?

She was young though.

He did

the right thing, Charlie.

I did the only thing, Frank.

Nice long honeymoon.

The old country.

Vito comes back.

All the trouble be forgotten.

Did you hear from Michael or Ben?

Yeah, Michael, I've heard of the club that he wasn't going to come.

Ben didn't even decline the invitation.

Well, it's just this well.

Vito didn't really want him there anyway.

Vito didn't deserve to have them there.

Gangster Vincent Mad Dog Call, one of the three remaining rebel gangsters

who threatened Lucky Luciano's domination of the New York underworld, tries to get

at Luciano by kidnapping his close associate.

Tommy Lucasi.

Hello.

Okay, put him on.

It's Call.

His people made the snatch already.

You have any on listening?

Uh-huh.

How much time do we have?

Yeah, I understand, Ben.

It won't be any of Gagliano's people.

Right.

Tommy's okay.

A hundred grand gets him back, otherwise we have to fish him out of the river.

That's it.

Charlie, we gotta pay.

Relax, gags.

We're not gonna lose Tommy, okay?

Coles got us.

We pay.

We pay.

Not a hundred thousand.

No.

Michael, this creep is gonna have you.

Very well.

Coles has been in the red for months.

Grabbing Tommy for ransom only proves that badly he needs the money.

Right?

I'll settle for 30.

Okay, I'll handle it then.

Myself.

Call doesn't want you or any of your boys involved.

Tommy's your under boss.

We understand how you feel, but it's no good.

Look, the important thing is to get Tommy back.

All right, now, call doesn't want anybody in your family to deliver the mail.

The best man for the job is Benny.

All right?

Right.

I'd appreciate it.

We know that, Gags.

You make the arrangements.

I'll get in touch with Colby.

We'll look suddenly now, right?

Thanks.

Yeah, one of the things Coles says, he wants to see one car to people.

That's it.

I want you to have somebody good with you.

I got David Lilly.

Stell's brother?

Yeah.

He doesn't have the experience, Benny.

He's a good driving, Mike.

I'm gonna still take care of my own life.

Well, Gags.

I said I'd take care of him.

I'll take care of him.

Yes.

This is the man who works for your uncle in Washington.

I thought you'd forgotten all about us.

It's good to hear from you.

What can I do for you?

I just wanted to tell you that Al Capone was arrested tonight at about 8 p.m.

by a combined force of IRS agents and the Chicago police.

You'll be reading all about it in the papers, I'm sure.

Thank you.

It's very thoughtful of you to call me.

Good night.

Capone.

They just picked them up.

Life fights your enemies when you can arrange to have the government fight for you.

Right?

I love this country.

Poor Al.

Off to the slam or courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service.

Like they say, there are two things that can't be avoided.

Death and taxes.

Taxes and death.

I'll take that ice cream now.

I'll treat you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I was expecting a Mr. Resnick.

Mr. Resnick's my father.

My name's Paul.

Hello, Mrs. Seagull.

It's nice to meet you.

Yeah, well, let's just make it stellar then, huh?

Sure.

Come on in.

Looks like you cared.

Was somebody cared enough about you to get the best?

That's a good start.

Can I take your coat?

Sure, Stella.

You can take my coat.

Well,

just hang it up then.

Leave your hands free, right?

Yeah.

Your turn.

My turn.

Oh.

Well... I don't know what Davey told you about my ability, but...

He said you had perfect pitch and a natural aptitude for the piano.

My brother tends to exaggerate a lot.

Actually, I can barely manage my scales.

You see what you're up again?

Well, I've seen worse.

Do you eat music?

Yes, that I can do.

Okay, we'll start with a little cold porter.

I play, you watch my hands, and keep your ears open.

I was right.

This is a beautiful instrument.

My husband bought it for me.

He thought...

Well, I need something to do, so it's... What's your husband do?

He's in textiles.

Keeps him away a lot, so...

It's... Shall we?

You ready?

Ready.

Watch my hands.

I'm ready.

Nationwide attention focused on the arrest of Al Capone in Chicago.

Charlie Luciano suddenly saw Invincen called kidnapping of Lucacie.

Not only a challenge to his rule, but perhaps

a unique opportunity to strengthen that rule.

He obtained Michael Lasker's reluctant consent, explaining that what he did was a

business decision, unrelated to Chris Brennan.

There was no problem with Ben Siegel.

How do we know Lucacie's even alive?

I don't know if Carl was awake now or fifty months.

I can take us out and still keep the money.

That's what I would do.

It is, huh?

Sure.

Let me tell you something about Vinny Call.

He's crazy, but he isn't stupid.

He's telling us to be the dumbest thing he could do.

To meet an open warrant, he hasn't got the guns or the money.

They go to the map with Charlie and come out alive.

I just stopped here and killed the engine.

Aren't you turning the lights on and staying in the car?

You all right, Charlie?

I'm okay, Ben?

Couple of bruises.

Got the thirty-thousand?

Right here.

Very easy.

Do we need him?

First time he goes to the car.

Sure, I don't want to catch the mornin'.

Great, Tom.

Great, Colin.

Why would I want to do a thing like that?

You don't think I chose Charlie Luciano?

Yeah.

It's a matter, don't you want your bonus?

Well, it depends on what it is.

20 grand.

You get Schultz.

20 grand?

You do a job that I do for nothin'?

Dandy, that doesn't sound like good business.

I'd hate to take a look at Charlie's books.

You forget Charlie's books.

Schultz is dead, right?

Schultz is dead.

Well, isn't life just full of surprises?

Hello.

I'm sorry I should have telephoned.

Hope I'm not interrupting.

No, it's okay.

I don't have any plans.

Come on, enjoy.

Oh, you have a very nice place.

Yeah.

How bad is it?

I have a very generous friend.

He takes good care of me.

I've been there myself.

Sure, it's a way of life.

Fact of life?

Do you like a drink?

Yeah.

Have a seat, what would you like?

Whatever you have.

Are you having second thoughts about this visit, Joy?

Oh, not exactly.

It's just that I never called you after what happened in Chicago.

I'm sorry about that.

Don't be.

It's ancient history.

Here you go.

Thank you.

I don't know, it just doesn't seem fair.

For me to come to you now when I'm in pain.

Oh, you haven't seen Charlie at all.

Once, recently, came to the club where I've been working.

I wanted to go to him so much.

Yeah.

Instead, I ran out.

Well, you aren't the first.

And you won't be the last.

It's just tough, you can't stop loving him.

Just like I did once.

I loved him and I lost him.

But in Chicago, well, I'm not talking about Chicago.

I lost Charlie Luciano a long time ago.

In a basement.

The basement of Mr. Goodman's hat factory.

Maybe?

No, it doesn't matter now anyway.

Well, I think we've covered the subject of First Loves pretty well.

You haven't told me what a beautiful job you think the plastic surgeon did.

Don't you know that?

Well, I hear it a lot from men, but men have

been known to lie for a little or no reason.

You don't find it unattractive.

I don't find it unattractive at all.

Listen, Joy, what was between Charlie and me ended a long time ago?

That doesn't mean it has to end for you.

We all have just so much time, and when it's gone, it's gone.

One thing's for sure.

You may never get another grab at the whole brass ring.

No?

Are you a long time coming over, Davey?

It's not so easy.

We're talking about my sister and her husband.

Is that what we're talking about?

I thought you had some information I'd be willing to pay for.

You want me down on my knees, Dutch?

You've been there long enough.

What is it, Davey?

Charlie Luciano, he's given Vinnie called contract to hit you.

That keeps it outside of families.

That's it.

Well, I can't exactly say I'm surprised, Davey.

No.

Damn.

That's a terrific plan, Charlie's got Davey.

The only trouble is I'm going to hit Cole before he hits me.

And it wouldn't make sense.

I'm going to hit the guinea Luciano too.

That might not be so easy.

Charlie's a careful man.

Well, I'm a careful man too, Davey.

Careful and patient.

We'll be in touch.

When you hit

Charlie, could you make sure Joey Osler isn't with him?

Yeah, sure.

Thanks.

I guess there's a little arsenic in all of us.

I changed my mind about that drink with an old friend.

Thank you.

Joy, you left me once.

When you ran away from me at the club, maybe it was a good idea both times.

I haven't changed you.

I didn't think you would.

I want you back.

Very much.

I don't think I need this drink right now.

Robert's ready.

What?

You made your filth a fish too?

You shouldn't be doing all this yourself.

Tell me, why does Michael hire people to do these things for you?

You, you, you end up doing them all yourself.

Because I like to do them.

And because I think I can cook the things you like better than almost anybody.

Well, that's true.

How's my girl?

Fine.

Everything's fine.

Everything?

Yes, brother.

Then you told Michael about the baby.

No, not yet.

Ruthie, it's three weeks now.

You know you're pregnant.

You don't tell your own husband.

It's not right.

How long are you going to wait?

He has a right to know.

I mean, it's just a.

..

What?

I'm afraid.

Ruthie, I don't think I could stand if anything were wrong with this, Charlie.

I don't think my marriage to Michael could stand it.

When you and Michael stood together that day in

the temple, you were joined in the eyes of God.

Maybe that's the problem.

Sometimes I think that God doesn't like what he sees.

I worry about you.

Don't.

Everything will be fine.

Ruthie, you shouldn't keep your troubles to yourself.

You should share them with Michael.

That's what a husband is for.

I will.

I promise.

And you.

How's business?

Business is fine.

Business is not the problem.

You're not even better at lying than I am.

What's wrong?

Nothing you should worry about.

Papa, tell me, please.

It's the bank.

They turned me down.

In the middle of a depression, they haven't got

enough money for standard oil of New Jersey.

You think they got enough for a loan for a green engrosser?

Papa, if you need money, go to Michael.

He'll help you.

No, no, no, no, no.

I could never do that.

How would it look?

Who cares how it would look?

Who's going to know?

Go to Michael and ask him.

A man doesn't go to his son-in-law with his hat in his hand.

Papa, that's just silly.

If you don't talk to Michael, I will.

No!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to raise my voice, but I got my pride.

I don't want you talking to Michael about this.

You understand?

Yes, Papa.

I don't understand.

You knew how important it was to me.

To us.

You waited three weeks, then it told your father first.

I'm sorry, Michael.

It was wrong.

I didn't do so many things wrong.

Do I understand?

Try to forgive?

No.

I will understand.

There's nothing to forgive.

What's your glad that I'm pregnant again?

Poor son, glad.

Pardon me if he was like calling up everybody I know to tell.

Me of the pot.

The other pot wants to be here with you.

Just the two of us.

It will be all right, won't it?

Our second son.

It will be fine.

Michael, June, when we first met, I said I didn't like puzzles without answers.

Sure.

And did you believe in God and in love?

Maybe that's part of the problem.

Maybe there are no real answers.

I think about it all the time, Michael.

Could you stop thinking about it for the night?

If

anyone went in for some ice cream.

Sometimes I think he's cold blooded.

Will it be, sir?

Coming right up.

Good evening, male.

How about the presents?

I'd like to see the look on Schulz's face right now.

We're lucky you missed.

We were lucky.

How about any call?

Call's gonna go after me even harder and faster now.

There were three few soldiers, Charlie.

Well, I gotta get back downstairs.

A lot of action on the bike jack table tonight.

What do you want to bet?

A lot of action on the blackjack table is the three of the girls from my show.

What's the matter, Michael?

I'll tell you something I'd rather everybody else didn't know for a while.

Last night, Ruthie told me she was pregnant again.

I came in here today ready to tell the whole world.

You know, it's this mess we have to deal with.

Hey, Michael.

Come on.

Look.

The first thing is wonderful news.

You tell people whenever you feel like it.

The second.

That's business.

And it's got nothing to do with the first.

Stay tuned following these messages for more exciting action.

As the gangster chronicles continue.