Cool Joe is a dealmaker of the 1920s New York scene and a distant relative of a famous mobster. While he's not exactly a mobster himself, he hangs around with them...and naturally, some of it rubs off. When Joe unexpectedly commits suicide, his adult children follow his lead and become embroiled in a world of crime, death, and revenge. Most family members have outstanding loans tied to a Boss, which leads to much tension. Others are involved in tax evasion, money laundering, and murder. And at their family meetings, they strategize their next moves and plot revenge against those who've wronged them in this suspenseful saga of a close-knit Italian family.