恐惧之城:纽约黑帮覆灭录 已完结

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The Death of Rothstein ,1928

Rothstein is the epitome of sophistication and self-control,but every man has a weakness.And for Rothstein, it's high stakes gambling.

Without a doubt,the Mob will eat away at your personality and at your soul.You have this weight that you're carrying around with you.Now, some guys are able to shed it with alcohol.They shed it with sex. They shed it with drugs.But, eventually, it's gonna wear on you.

Rothstein has been a compulsive gambler,from betting on horses,to being the man believed to have fixed the 1919 world series.But Rothstein's addiction has finally caught up with him.

In September 1928,Arnold Rothstein's luck is starting to run bad.He's been losing at the track.He's been losing at cards.His marriage is also deteriorating badly.

News of the first assassination of a New York kingpin makes headlines across the country.On November 4th, 1928,Arnold Rothstein was gunned down in the streets.And dozens of big name gangsters arrive in New York to attend Rothstein's orthodox Jewish funeral.

Arnold Rothstein taught other people.He was sort of an equal opportunity, uh, mentor thief.He didn't mind helping Italian,or Irish, or Jewish gangsters.So, he had this cloud of appreciation around him that he was such an important guy.

For Luciano,the murder of Arnold Rothstein is a crushing blow.With his trusted adviser gone,He decides to put his plans to take out Joe Masseria on hold.

Al Capone and the Saint Valentine's Day massacre,1929

The Federal Government begins to crack down on gang activity across the country,and for the first time in years,New York City's mobsters are under fire.In the spring of 1929,special Government task forces raid speakeasies and Mob headquarters throughout New York.It's part of a sweeping effort to take down mobsters.Triggered by the actions of a notorious gangster over 800 miles away named Al Capone.

Al Capone is a Brooklyn gangster who fled to Chicago,and Chicago was a much rougher city than New York.And he operated very well in that environment.But, he didn't have the tempering influence of a Meyer Lansky , who could say to Luciano,"This is stupid."He would do things very much out in the public.Very much in the face of law enforcement.But on February 14th, 1929,Capone goes too far,ordering the brutal execution of rival Chicago gangsters.More than 150 shots are fired,in what becomes known as one of the bloodiest days in Mafia history,the Saint Valentine's day massacre.

The Saint Valentine's Day massacre is so incredible,it gets attention.There is more unhappiness in the public that there is this stuff going on.The Mob tried to fly under the radar.And when they got people's attention,it could be very bad for them.

With the Feds sweeping the country,New York Mob boss, Joe Masseria,has to act fast to take the heat off of his operation.He knows he needs to get Capone under control.Knowing Al Capone and Luciano ran in the same New York gangs as teenagers,Masseria is convinced that Luciano is the only one in his organization that can get close enough to Capone.Joe Masseria orders Charles Luciano to take care of Al Capone.

Luciano organizes a top secret Mob conference at the Ritz-Carlton(丽嘉酒店), in Atlantic city.Owned by the Mob boss of New Jersey,Enoch "Nucky" Johnson.

-Al's gotta give himself up.
-I'm not gonna be a sacrificial lamb.Cause Christ almighty can come down,walk across the water,and ask me to turn myself in,and I'd still say "No."

Lucky Luciano had a variety of ways of winning people over.It might be fear.It might be good business techniques.It might be a willingness to work with other people.He's a threat.He has muscle behind him,and he's willing to put the muscle to work.

-The law, it's not letting up on this one.
-I don't care.
-You better care.It's about the greater good.
-I gotta look out for myself.
-And so do I.
You know, I could help you, Al,but if you don't listen to me, I can't protect you.
We got friends in the D.A.'S office, in Philly.You plead to a minor charge.I look after your business in Chicago,and when you get out, it'll be waiting for you.

In a bold masterstroke,Luciano convinces Capone to take the fall.And with the Mob's connections,Capone is sentenced to just a year in prison.

Luciano was earned a new level of respect from gangsters around the country.Respect to a man like Lucky meant that everybody listened to him.Almost like a director in a play.They listened to him. They trusted him.He was in control.

The Great Depression,1929.10.28

On October 28th, 1929,the U.S. Stock market crashes,losing billions of dollars in just one day.Nine thousand banks fail,and one in four Americans are unemployed.But while most people see the great depression as a time of hopelessness,Luciano sees it as a new opportunity.Together, with Meyer Lansky,he develops a new racket,designed to take advantage of the economic depression.Using the millions they've made from bootlegging,they begin providing loans to businesses on the verge of bankruptcy,at extremely high interest rates.

Just as Prohibition was good for the Mob,the depression was good for the Mob.Banks are going under. People need money.People need to get loans.You just couldn't go to a bank and say,"Could you loan me some money?Uh, my rent is due."You couldn't say, "Loan me some money.I gotta get my kid through college,"because they weren't gonna give you a loan.So, you would go to people that they called "Loan sharks,"and, look, credit cards charge up to 18% interest,and the interest from a loan shark is 20%.So, what's the difference if you borrowed money from Chase Manhattan bank,or borrowed money from the street?

-Thought I might find you here.
-Bugsy, it was just a misunderstanding.
-Misunderstanding?You know, that's okay,because people have misunderstandings all the time.For instance, I don't understand how you think that you can borrow money from me and not pay me back.That's a horrible misunderstanding.

There were the cases where they would break your knees,or they'd break your legs.And, as a result, people learned,they paid off the Mafia.They paid off the Mafia before you pay off a bank.And when they can't, the Mafia would say,"Okay, well, then we're gonna own 10% of your business."While America's in financial ruin,Luciano and his crew are making a fortune.The Mob owns a stake in businesses across New York,and Luciano is earning 20% interest, every week.

Still forced to kick money up to Joe Masseria,Luciano believes the time is finally right to remove the only person standing his way of getting to the top of the New York underworld.

But before Luciano can make his move,a new rival strikes first.

Maranzano and the Castellammarese War,1930

In may of 1930,one of warehouses belonged to Masseria comes under attack.Masseria's empire has been targeted by a ruthless, well-funded sicilian Mob boss named Salvatore Maranzano,who is determined to muscle in on Joe Masseria's territory.The Italian gang headquartered in Brooklyn,known as "The Castellammarese". Maranzano has been sent to New York by Mafia bosses in sicily.

The Mafia's power is being crushed by the rise of a tyrannical young dictator,Benito Mussolini.For the past century,the sicilian Mafia has dominated Italy.Mussolini saw that one of his big problems was the Mafia.That they wouldn't bend to his will.So, he just rounded up what he considered suspected mafiosos and simply imprisoned 'em.And it led to one of the largest exoduses of future Mafia in America.

There's a lotta wise guys compare themselves to soldiers in an army.When the general says,"You guys gotta go hit that hill and kill the enemy,"it's the same as a don in a family saying,"You guys gotta go take these other guys out."You're takin' orders.

An all-out war breaks out,which was known as "The Castellammarese War"(双雄之战).The Castellammarese War was the first time you had really a brutal war between rival Italian gangs. We had never had that before in New York, or in America.

Nobody was safe on the streets.You had a situation of what they call"Going to the mattresses,"where they had to hole up in safe places.If you went out on the street,you could be mowed down.

one of Joe Masseria's top lieutenants,Charles Luciano,is in the hands of ruthless sicilian boss,Salvatore Maranzano.

Julius Caesar once said,"It's easier to find men who are willing to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with Patience."

And for eight hours,Luciano is beaten and tortured.Luciano was taken to a remote area in staten island,where he's dumped and left for dead.Against all odds, Luciano somehow survives.Luciano's unlikely recovery earns him a nickname that will last a lifetime."Lucky" Luciano.

To the Top,1931


the Death of Masseria,1931.04.15

Luciano decided that Masseria had to be removed.The time has finally come to kill Joe Masseria.And Luciano sees potential in forging an alliance with the man who just beat him to within an inch of his life.

Luciano has he deal he came for.

-Tomorrow, I want you to call up Masseria,and you set up a meeting in coney island.

Though Masseria is surrounded by bodyguards,Luciano knows that their loyalty can be bought for the right price.That's the part of the chess game.The loyalty that they profess to have is bullshit.They're as loyal as they have to be.And whatever they can get away with,they try to get away with.

Lucky Luciano, he knew what a gargantuan appetite Masseria had.He invited him to his favorite restaurant in Brooklyn.

-Would you excuse me for a second?

While they were having dessert,Lucky had said he had to go to the bathroom,and he left Masseria alone at his table.The man who ruled the New York underworld for ten years,Joe "The Boss" Masseria, is dead.


the Death of Maranzano,1931.09.10

In may of 1931,Salvatore Maranzano calls a meeting of the most powerful gangsters in New York,men like Joe Bonanno, Joe Profaci,and Lucky Luciano, to declare a victory.

-I Will serve as Capo di tutti capi,the boss of bosses.Salud.

Maranzano declares that he's really gonna be supreme.He's doing exactly what Masseria tried to do.This doesn't go down well with Luciano.

Soon after declaring himself "Boss of bosses,"Maranzano becomes convinced that his rivals are plotting to kill him.The reason it was dangerous to be the Godfather was,you're a target.You're not only a target from law enforcement,but your own people wanna get rid of you 'cause they wanna be the boss.

Maranzano starts to wanna kill everybody around him he doesn't trust.Maranzano hires his deadliest assassin,mad dog coll,to begin killing all those he suspects might betray him.And the first man on his list is Lucky Luciano.

-Now that Masseria's out of the way,Maranzano, he's gonna shake things up a bit.

Luciano soon learns from Frank Costello that Maranzano has a contract out to kill Lucky.There's only one thing for him to do.He has to kill Maranzano before Maranzano gets to him.

-He'll be waiting for us. We know that.
-There's gotta be a way to get to Maranzano.
-Yeah, but it's gotta be quick, right, in and out.
-He's got a lotta muscle.They'll take out any thug that gets near the place.
-No, there's gotta be a way.There's gotta be a way to get to him.

-What if we don't send a thug or a hitman?
The IRS has been breathing down everybody's neck, right?
Including Maranzano.

Luciano knows the Federal Government has begun investigating high-level mobsters for tax evasion.And in the past few months,the IRS has been planning to audit Salvatore Maranzano.The FBI does crack down a bit more.

Luciano orchestrates a lethal plan.And he enlists his closest advisor, Meyer Lansky,and his enforcer, Bugsy Siegel,to carry out the operation.

-Lansky was a brilliant operator.
He was able to maneuver between some very violent men and some very vile men.
I'd put Meyer Lansky in charge of anything.He could've run the Pentagon.

On September 10th, 1931,with Bugsy Siegel and his men disguised as IRS agents,Luciano orders the hit on the boss of bosses.

In less than five months,Lucky Luciano has taken out the two biggest Mob bosses of the New York Mafiaand now can take his place as the king of New York.

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