In 1971*mob boss Joe Colombo is so brazen that he takes on the FBI itself*but other bosses don't like the publicity. When Colombo is shot*it marks the beginning of a sea of change in the mob as a new generation of gangsters and law enforcement officials go head to head in the streets of New York City. Inside the American Mob reveals the little-known but pivotal escapades*capers and cadavers that truly compose the history of the mob in America. Episodes include Stayin' Alive in the '70s*Operation Donnie Brasco*New York-Philly War*End Game*and Rise and Fall of Gotti.