Al Caruso John Gresco and Jack Amoruso are three gangsters working for the Genovese family. However their efforts are more than headache-inducing and when they are given one last chance to protect the boss's aunt she is accidentally killed and the three men are sentenced to death. They come up with a plan to sell the boss to the police and the FBI. However Al suffers from short-term memory loss and has to be told the story by John and Jack.