"The Education of Lucky Luciano" Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New YorkCity, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel, in the opener of this docudrama chronicling the roots of organized crime in America.

"Equal Opportunity Gangster" "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

"King of New York" "Lucky" Luciano takes over the New York mob, organizing the Five Families. As Luciano's power grows, so does the attention from the Feds.

"A Rising Threat" Luciano's decision to enter the prostitution business gives Thomas Dewey the chance to arrest him and put him on trial.

"Exit Strategy" Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring and goes to prison, leaving Vito Genovese as acting boss.

"The Mob at War" World War II begins, and the military asks Luciano to aid in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey considers letting him go.

"New Frontiers" Luciano takes over Vito Genovese's heroin ring in Italy, then rejoins Meyer Lansky at a mob summit in Cuba. Meanwhile, Genovese and Carlo Gambino plot against the mob leadership, and Bugsy Siegel's dream of Las Vegas turns deadly.

Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino finally make their move. When Genovese becomes a liability, Luciano must choose an heir to lead the mob.