Gotti: Godfather and Son
John Gotti Jr. tells the story of how he became the man he is today. When you realize that family is more important than the mafia, that's when he steps out of the shadows. The father lives and dies "by the sword." Very sad but moving.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime
Cast:John Gotti Jr. , Bruce Cutler , Edward McDonald , Larry Mazza , Ron Kuby , Angel Gotti , Peter Gotti , Bruce Mouw , Charles Carnesi , T.J. English , Murray Weiss , Fred Gardaphe , David Granados , Alex Eckstorm , Andrea Giovino , Frank Morano , Shira Scheindlin , Dalana Figaro
S1.E1 ∙ Kid Christmas
A first-hand account provided by John Gotti Jr. himself about his close relationship with his father supported through documented criminal charges and personal photos from the Gotti family archive.
S1.E2 ∙ A Made Man
After graduating from military academy, instead of going on to pursue a career in the military, at his father's urging John Junior takes a year off. That's when his troubles begin. He gets in a barroom brawl during which a young man is stabbed and bleeds to death. John's father "punishes" him by forcing him to spend his days hanging out at the Bergin Hunt and Fish Social Club, his father's mob headquarters. By the time John is in his twenties, he is asked and chooses to become a made member of the Gambino Crime Family.
S1.E3 ∙ Fathers and Sons
John Junior follows in his father's footsteps. With the FBI focused on taking down Gotti and the Gambino Crime family, as well as the bosses of all five New York mafia clans, the Gottis are under siege. The so-called Teflon Don, John Gotti Senior, beats three cases but is finally caught on tape ordering killings. When Gotti's underboss, Sammy Gravano agrees to testify for the government, Gotti Senior is convicted and sentenced to life in prison. John Junior becomes the acting boss of the crime family all while trying to maintain his own blood family.
S1.E4 ∙ Sins of the Fathers
With his father in prison serving a life term, and John Junior serving as acting boss of the Gambino Crime Family, he become the prime target of the FBI. John Junior, having resolved to quit the life of organized crime, pleads guilty to racketeering, serves over seven years in prison, and must still withstand four federal trials all ending in mistrials before he is set free to pursue his life as a "civilian," a husband to his wife, father to his five children, and a law abiding citizen who honors his vow to quit the mob.
