A former accountant sits down for a rare interview to discuss his time working in the shadows of organized crime during the 1990s. In this gripping confession, he reveals what it was really like to navigate the dangerous world where legitimate business and the mob blur together. Through vivid recollections and hard-earned wisdom, he shares the choices he faced, the prices he paid, and the lessons he learned about power, loyalty, and survival in a world where one wrong move could cost everything. A story of numbers, secrets, and the thin line between right and wrong.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A seasoned soldier in Chicago’s Gabitino crime family sits down to tell the story of Big Bill Stilotto, a young captain whose bloodline connection to the boss made him both untouchable and a target. When jealousy and ambition collide over lucrative construction rackets, what starts as a simple accident spirals into murder, betrayal, and a web of lies that even the family’s sharpest investigator struggles to untangle. In a world where blood means everything and loyalty means nothing, one man learns too late that doing the right thing might be the biggest mistake of all. This is a tale of the life, where getting in is easy, but getting out is impossible.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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The rat has been identified, but the truth behind the betrayal runs deeper than anyone imagined. In this gripping conclusion, a mob captain uncovers the real reason for six years of deception and lies. Old wounds, buried secrets, and a brother’s love collide as the family faces its darkest hour. When loyalty is twisted by grief and revenge, no one walks away clean. Some debts can only be paid in blood, and some fires burn until there’s nothing left.

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When a federal raid hits too close to home, a mob captain realizes the unthinkable has happened—someone inside the family is talking. With access to a leaked wiretap transcript, suspicion falls on three trusted men, each with an alibi that checks out but feels all wrong. As paranoia spreads through the ranks and a second transcript reveals the informant’s true motives, it becomes clear this isn’t just about survival. It’s personal. Someone at the table has a grudge, and they’re willing to burn everything down to settle it.

A seasoned mob captain sits down to share a story from nineteen ninety-four, when a simple contract went sideways and threatened to bring down an entire crew. What started as routine business turned into a high-stakes game of survival, where loyalty was tested and hard choices had to be made. In this gritty tale of old-school organized crime, one mistake sets off a chain of events that nobody saw coming. Sometimes the biggest threat to the family doesn’t come from outside - it comes from within. A story of instinct, betrayal, and what it really takes to keep the wolves at bay when everything’s falling apart.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

My Girl

In this gripping episode, an unnamed mob captain shares the story of Tony Burtino, a respected earner who seemed to have it all figured out. Living the double life that came with the territory, Tony juggled his responsibilities between Sunday dinners with his family and the demands of the streets. But when he meets Daniela Stolo, a captivating woman who changes everything, Tony finds himself caught between desire and duty. What starts as another arrangement becomes something far more complicated, testing the boundaries of loyalty, control, and the code they all lived by. This tale from 1972 explores the dangerous territory where personal feelings collide with the harsh realities of mob life, and the lengths some men will go to protect what they have built.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Bridge

In the spring of 1974, Louis Furtado slipped out of custody with unfinished business on his mind. What started as a simple score to settle turns into a night that haunts him for the rest of his life. A freight train to Jersey. An abandoned lake house. Three weeks of watching and waiting. And one isolated bridge where everything goes sideways. This is a streetwise tale of betrayal, revenge, and the kind of twist that stays with you long after the story ends. Some nights you don’t forget. Some sounds you never stop listening for. And some ghosts never quite leave you alone.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A gritty firsthand account of one man’s journey from the dirt roads of Eastport, Louisiana to commanding one of the most powerful drug empires of the 1970s Gulf Coast. Clarence Monroe shares his transformation from a poor kid with nothing to lose into a feared kingpin moving product across five states, living in luxury most could only dream of. But empires built on sand eventually crumble, and Monroe’s fall was as dramatic as his rise. This is the raw, unfiltered story of ambition, power, wealth, loss, and starting over from absolute zero.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A seasoned mob captain shares a haunting story from 1978 about respect, family, and the unbreakable rules that govern their world. Through vivid detail and cold reflection, he reveals what happens when a made man forgets that some lines can never be crossed, building to an unexpected twist that changes everything about the story you thought you just heard.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

# The Captain’s Tale - Podcast Description

A captain recounts the night that changed everything - a simple pickup job at the foggy west end River docks that turned into a deadly game of betrayal. What started as collecting on a debt became a fight for survival against professional killers. Sometimes the biggest threat comes from the people you trust most.

Names have been changed and voices disguised for obvious reasons.