Table of Contents
Preface xv
Introduction xix
Book I The Making of a Boss
Chapter 1 A Man of Respect 3
Chapter 2 Street Smart 8
Chapter 3 First Blood 13
Chapter 4 Last Standing 17
Chapter 5 Readin', Writin', 'Ritmatic 21
Chapter 6 A Very Close Shave Indeed 23
Chapter 7 Irrationally Violent 28
Chapter 8 When You Steal Without Hurting Anyone, It's a Lot of Fun 37
Chapter 9 Larceny-Hearted 39
Chapter 10 The Opposite Sex 42
Chapter 11 True Love 44
Chapter 12 Bensonhurst 47
Chapter 13 The Carlos 50
Chapter 14 Dreams 52
Book II Stone Cold
Chapter 15 Making Bones 61
Chapter 16 The Burn Bar 67
Chapter 17 Casso's Crew 70
Chapter 18 A Blessed Event 73
Chapter 19 A Backstabbing Backstabber 78
Chapter 20 Straightened Out 83
Chapter 21 Rising Star 87
Chapter 22 Mia Figlia 92
Chapter 23 Anthony Junior 95
Chapter 24 Bad Apples 97
Chapter 25 Family Affair 101
Chapter 26 Crimes Pays 106
Chapter 27 The Forbidden Fruit 108
Book III La Vendetta
Chapter 28 Inside Info 113
Chapter 29 Kennedy Airport 116
Chapter 30 Newfound Wealth 119
Chapter 31 The Seeds of the Windows Case 122
Chapter 32 The Secret Sweeper 125
Chapter 33 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 131
Chapter 34 Great Usurper 134
Chapter 35 Sparks Steakhouse 138
Chapter 36 Justice, Mafia Style 141
Chapter 37 Toys "R" Us 144
Chapter 38 A Curse from the Grave 149
Chapter 39 Mean Streets 151
Chapter 40 Hssssssst 156
Chapter 41 The Golden Ox Incident: Gotti's Revenge? 158
Chapter 42 Honor Thy Father 163
Chapter 43 "You're Under Arrest" 167
Chapter 44 The Bull 171
Chapter 45 Housekeeping 176
Chapter 46 The Chin 181
Chapter 47 The Commission 187
Chapter 48 Sanitation190
Chapter 49 Sausage Fingers 193
Chapter 50 Starter 196
Chapter 51 The Killing of Vinnie Albano 199
Chapter 52 Racketeering 202
Book IV Gone with the Wind
Chapter 53 Gaspipe's Crystal Ball 209
Chapter 54 Underground 213
Chapter 55 The FBI Comes Knocking 215
Chapter 56 Fat and Skinny 221
Chapter 57 Light on His Feet Pete 224
Chapter 58 Backfire 232
Chapter 59 Et Tu, Brute? 238
Chapter 60 Escape 243
Chapter 61 Tight-Lipped Vic 246
Chapter 62 King Gaspipe 249
Chapter 63 No, You Come Up 252
Chapter 64 Earthquake Rocks Mafiadom 257
Chapter 65 The 302s 269
Chapter 66 The Teflon Don 277
Chapter 67 Anathema 280
Chapter 68 A New Regime 283
Chapter 69 Contraband 286
Chapter 70 A New New Lease 289
Chapter 71 Gaspipe Meets the United States Senate 295
Chapter 72 No Comment 299
Book V The Living Dead
Chapter 73 Hellhole 303
Chapter 74 Impartial Observation 304
Chapter 75 Chinese Torture 305
Chapter 76 Dumb Fuck 307
Chapter 77 Reconciliation 311
Chapter 78 No More Pain 317
Chapter 79 The World Suddenly Turned Upside Down 319
Chapter 80 Phoenix 321
Chapter 81 The Death of La Cosa Nostra 325
Postscript 329
Casso's Neighbors 333
Gaspipe Revelations 335
Appendix "Government Witnesses: Getting More-or Less-Than They Bargained For?" Joshua L. Dratel 339
Acknowledgments 345
