Mike Battaglia (John Turturro), a powerful lieutenant in the D'Amico crime family, executes a large-scale hit on the family's enemies, earning a promotion to a caporegime and the undying respect of his boss, Don Charlie D'Amico (Rod Steiger). Despite Don's generosity, however, Battaglia secretly resents D'Amico for passing him over as his successor. At the instigation of Ruthie (Katherine Borowitz), his wife, Battaglia murders D'Amico and has his sons shipped off to Florida, clearing the way for him to assume control of the D'Amico family. He becomes an underworld despot, deciding to kill anyone he suspects as a threat to his power, including former ally Bankie Como (Dennis Farina) and his unconnected son, Philly (David Thornton), who survives an assassination attempt...
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