The story of Basciano and Massino revolves around Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano's rise and fall as acting boss of the Bonanno crime family and his prosecution by government informants, primarily his predecessor, Joseph Massino. After Massino's 2003 imprisonment, Basciano took over but later faced charges related to the murder of an associate, Randolph Pizzolo. Massino, in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, turned informant and secretly recorded his conversations with Basciano, which se