Gangster Squad · Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles by Lieberman, Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication Contents Prelude: A Violin Case Under the Bed Part I: The Whalens Move West to the City of Angels

1: The Dusty Road Con 2: The City Where Evil Comes from Without 3: Young Jack Whalen Takes a Plane Ride

Part II: The Gangster Squad’s Sergeant Jack O’Mara Sets His Trap for Mickey

4: Orientation in an Alley 5: O’Mara’s Mulholland Drive Sneeze 6: Mickey Moves Up, Bugsy Moves (Six Feet) Down 7: The Fake Drive-By 8: O’Mara Meets the Whalens 9: A Bug in Mickey’s TV 10: L.A.’s Year in the Gutter 11: The Funeral Wreath 12: Florabel to the Rescue 13: Fifty-eight Rubouts and a Wedding 14: The Bedbug 15: Mickey’s Turn 16: The Trap

Part III: Sergeant Jerry Wooters and the Deadly Night at Rondelli’s

17: Jerry Meets Jack 18: How Jack Whalen Became “The Enforcer” 19: The $1 Career 20: A Lecture from the Court 21: A Favor for Mr. Dragnet 22: Mickey Gets Out 23: “It’s Hard” 24: Bad %$#@ Words 25: Expensive %$#@ Words 26: Jack Whalen Tries “The Scamus” 27: More Money for Mickey 28: Coins and a Cucumber 29: A Ring for the Stripper 30: “Bend Your Knees and Roll” 31: “Don’t Fuck with That Little Jew” 32: A Phone Call at the Jail 33: The Deadly Night in the Valley 34: “I’m the Man…”

Part IV: Justice

35: Freddie Loses It 36: Mickey Takes the Stand 37: O’Mara’s Turn 38: Jethro Gives Chase 39: Mickey’s Boast 40: Déjà Vu 41: The Lead Pipe 42: The Visit 43: A Song by Sinatra 44: Freddie’s Last Laugh 45: The Eulogy

Afterword: Machine Gun Shoot-outs on the Big Screen Photographs Acknowledgments About the Author Copyright