A Made Man

By: Janet Sierzant

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Johnny is the son of Brooklyn mobster Giovanni Falcone, who grew up in the streets of Brooklyn. As a young man, he yearns to earn his father’s approval and follows in his footsteps into the dark world of organized crime. Against his father’s wishes, he gets involved with Mafia boss Vito Agostino, who takes him under his wing and secures a medical excuse for the Army. He sets him up in a mechanical shop, but Johnny soon discovers it’s just a front for the largest car theft ring in Manhattan. Johnny quickly rises through the ranks, proving his loyalty and earning a reputation within the family. His loyalty is brutally tested when he is ordered to kill his own brother, Marco, who has become a liability to the mob. Torn between familial love and the merciless code of the mob, Johnny finds himself in a moral and emotional crisis. Johnny struggles with his identity, caught between wanting to be like his father and the consequences of continuing a life of crime.