Prologue
a. Who was Harry Chandler, and what was his goal for LA?
b. How did Prohibition threaten Chandler’s control over LA?
c. What were some of the historical effects of the conflict between Parker and Cohen?
b. How did Prohibition threaten Chandler’s control over LA?
c. What were some of the historical effects of the conflict between Parker and Cohen?
Part I - The Fallen City
1. The Mickey Mouse Mafia
a. How did Cohen survive the attempted hit at his store?
b. How did the LAPD react to the attempt on Cohen’s life?
c. How would Jimmy Vaus help Cohen?
d. Why didn’t Cohen want Parker to become police chief? Why did he prefer Brown?
e. How did Parker become chief over Brown?
a. How did Cohen survive the attempted hit at his store?
b. How did the LAPD react to the attempt on Cohen’s life?
c. How would Jimmy Vaus help Cohen?
d. Why didn’t Cohen want Parker to become police chief? Why did he prefer Brown?
e. How did Parker become chief over Brown?
2. The "White Spot"
a. How was LA marketed at first to potential settlers?
b. Why didn’t Bill Parker grow up with the benefits of his grandfather’s prestige?
c. How did Parker end up in LA?
d. How did LA become the center of the movie industry?
e. What was unique about the gang that robbed the Columbia Theater?
a. How was LA marketed at first to potential settlers?
b. Why didn’t Bill Parker grow up with the benefits of his grandfather’s prestige?
c. How did Parker end up in LA?
d. How did LA become the center of the movie industry?
e. What was unique about the gang that robbed the Columbia Theater?
3. The Combination
a. What was Mikey’s first job?
b. How did Cohen’s theater heist end?
c. How did George Cryer become mayor?
d. Why did Cryer’s first two chiefs not work out?
e. What became of Chief Oaks?
f. How was Parrot connected to the criminal world?
g. He did the police help Parrot’s criminal associates?
h. What was the “Combination”?
i. What prompted the Times’ stories about City Hall under Cryer?
j. Why did Parrot and Chandler call a truce?
a. What was Mikey’s first job?
b. How did Cohen’s theater heist end?
c. How did George Cryer become mayor?
d. Why did Cryer’s first two chiefs not work out?
e. What became of Chief Oaks?
f. How was Parrot connected to the criminal world?
g. He did the police help Parrot’s criminal associates?
h. What was the “Combination”?
i. What prompted the Times’ stories about City Hall under Cryer?
j. Why did Parrot and Chandler call a truce?
4. The Bad Old Good Old Days
a. What changed for the LAPD in 1902?
b. How did WWI change the city in terms of vice?
c. Why was the desk sergeant unhappy to take Parker’s drunk newsman?
d. How did some cops justify their violent behavior toward those they arrested?
e. What tactics were used by police to provoke confessions?
f. How did Parker upset his superiors after making a big arrest?
a. What changed for the LAPD in 1902?
b. How did WWI change the city in terms of vice?
c. Why was the desk sergeant unhappy to take Parker’s drunk newsman?
d. How did some cops justify their violent behavior toward those they arrested?
e. What tactics were used by police to provoke confessions?
f. How did Parker upset his superiors after making a big arrest?
Part II - The Struggle for Authority
5. Jewboy
a. What caused Cohen to move east?
b. What brought on Cohen’s OCD?
c. How did Mickey make a name for himself in Cleveland’s criminal world?
d. How did Cohen get his break working with the Mob?
e. Why did Al Capone take notice of Cohen as soon as he arrived in Chicago?
f. How did Cohen get in Capone’s good graces?
a. What caused Cohen to move east?
b. What brought on Cohen’s OCD?
c. How did Mickey make a name for himself in Cleveland’s criminal world?
d. How did Cohen get his break working with the Mob?
e. Why did Al Capone take notice of Cohen as soon as he arrived in Chicago?
f. How did Cohen get in Capone’s good graces?
6. Comrade Bill
a. Why did Parker keep getting transferred?
b. How did Porter end up winning the mayoral election in 1930?
c. What was the goal of the Fire and Police Protective League when they proposed a charter amendment in 1934?
d. What was Chief Davis’ “rousting”?
e. Why did Chief Davis make Parker a ting captain?
f. What effect did Proposition 14 have on the balance of power in LA politics?
a. Why did Parker keep getting transferred?
b. How did Porter end up winning the mayoral election in 1930?
c. What was the goal of the Fire and Police Protective League when they proposed a charter amendment in 1934?
d. What was Chief Davis’ “rousting”?
e. Why did Chief Davis make Parker a ting captain?
f. What effect did Proposition 14 have on the balance of power in LA politics?
7. Bugsy
a. How did the 21st Amendment change the Syndicate?
b. Why couldn’t Siegel go legitimate when he moved to LA?
c. What caused Cohen to return to LA?
d. What prompted Siegel to finally call on Cohen?
e. How did Siegel respond to his first encounter with Cohen?
f. How did Cohen get the drop on Jimmy Fox, Neales’ gunman?
g. What convinced Neales to move to Mexico City?
h. How did Cohen’s first bookmaking operation end? Why wasn’t it protected?
a. How did the 21st Amendment change the Syndicate?
b. Why couldn’t Siegel go legitimate when he moved to LA?
c. What caused Cohen to return to LA?
d. What prompted Siegel to finally call on Cohen?
e. How did Siegel respond to his first encounter with Cohen?
f. How did Cohen get the drop on Jimmy Fox, Neales’ gunman?
g. What convinced Neales to move to Mexico City?
h. How did Cohen’s first bookmaking operation end? Why wasn’t it protected?
8. Dynamite
a. How did Clifford Clinton make a name for himself?
b. How did Clinton get involved in politics?
c. How did the LAPD and the politicians react to Clinton’s CIVIC report?
d. How did the protections for police put in place by Parker cause problems in the Kynette case?
e. Who becomes mayor in 1938? What becomes of Chief Davis?
f. Why was Cornero willing to give Mayor Bowron info on dirty cops?
g. How did Mayor Bowron clean house at the LAPD?
h. What convinced Parker to stay on the force?
i. What prompted Mayor Bowron to turn on Tony Cornero? What was the outcome?
a. How did Clifford Clinton make a name for himself?
b. How did Clinton get involved in politics?
c. How did the LAPD and the politicians react to Clinton’s CIVIC report?
d. How did the protections for police put in place by Parker cause problems in the Kynette case?
e. Who becomes mayor in 1938? What becomes of Chief Davis?
f. Why was Cornero willing to give Mayor Bowron info on dirty cops?
g. How did Mayor Bowron clean house at the LAPD?
h. What convinced Parker to stay on the force?
i. What prompted Mayor Bowron to turn on Tony Cornero? What was the outcome?
9. Getting Away with Murder (Inc.)
a. How did Cohen end up in charge f Siegel’s operation in LA?
b. Who did Siegel run into while staying with the Countess in Italy?
c. What was “Murder Inc.”?
d. What was Siegel’s experience in LA County Jail?
e. What events made it difficult to prosecute Siegel for murder?
f. How did Cohen get the slot machine association in line?
g. How did the politics of the New York and Chicago crime families lead to Cohen fleeing to Phoenix?
h. What mistake did Cohen make about Utley’s conversation with the police officer?
a. How did Cohen end up in charge f Siegel’s operation in LA?
b. Who did Siegel run into while staying with the Countess in Italy?
c. What was “Murder Inc.”?
d. What was Siegel’s experience in LA County Jail?
e. What events made it difficult to prosecute Siegel for murder?
f. How did Cohen get the slot machine association in line?
g. How did the politics of the New York and Chicago crime families lead to Cohen fleeing to Phoenix?
h. What mistake did Cohen make about Utley’s conversation with the police officer?
10. L.A. Noir
a. Why were tensions growing between Mayor Bowron and the LAPD?
b. How did the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 give Parker another chance to demonstrate his worth?
c. What rank did Cohen have in the Army?
d. What was Parker’s job in the army while he was in England and France?
e. Why was Siegel frustrated living in LA?
f. Why wasn’t Las Vegas easy to establish as a travel destination at first?
g. What innovation did Col. Wilson bring to police work?
h. What was the cause of LA’s “gas attack”?
i. How did the industrialization of LA change the relationship between business leaders and the LAPD?
j. What had changed for Parker upon returning to LAPD?
k. What were Parker’s political power bases when he returned from the war?
a. Why were tensions growing between Mayor Bowron and the LAPD?
b. How did the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 give Parker another chance to demonstrate his worth?
c. What rank did Cohen have in the Army?
d. What was Parker’s job in the army while he was in England and France?
e. Why was Siegel frustrated living in LA?
f. Why wasn’t Las Vegas easy to establish as a travel destination at first?
g. What innovation did Col. Wilson bring to police work?
h. What was the cause of LA’s “gas attack”?
i. How did the industrialization of LA change the relationship between business leaders and the LAPD?
j. What had changed for Parker upon returning to LAPD?
k. What were Parker’s political power bases when he returned from the war?
11. The Sporting Life
a. How did “the Meatball” meet his end?
b. How did Cohen raise money for part of the Israeli resistance movement?
c. What was the likely cause of the attempt on Siegel’s life?
a. How did “the Meatball” meet his end?
b. How did Cohen raise money for part of the Israeli resistance movement?
c. What was the likely cause of the attempt on Siegel’s life?
Part III - The Enemy Within
12. The Double Agent
a. How did Jimmy Vaus start working for the LAPD?
b. What likely tipped Brenda Allen off that Stoker was listening to her calls?
c. How did Vaus end up living a double life?
d. What was Parker’s proposition for Stoker? What was his goal?
e. Who did Mayor Bowron find to take over the LAPD amid the scandals of the late 1940s?
a. How did Jimmy Vaus start working for the LAPD?
b. What likely tipped Brenda Allen off that Stoker was listening to her calls?
c. How did Vaus end up living a double life?
d. What was Parker’s proposition for Stoker? What was his goal?
e. Who did Mayor Bowron find to take over the LAPD amid the scandals of the late 1940s?
13. Internal Affairs
a. How did Chief Worton flex his muscles in his first week on the job? Why did he do this?
b. What new position did Worton give Parker? What did the new job entail?
c. Why was control over Internal Affairs a perfect job in Parker’s eyes?
d. What changes to the department did Chief Worton make? Were they successful? Why or why not?
e. What services did Cohen offer bookies in exchange for the protection fee?
f. What was the effect on organized crime in LA of cutting the telephone wire for bookmaking?
g. Who was trying to have Cohen killed, and why?
a. How did Chief Worton flex his muscles in his first week on the job? Why did he do this?
b. What new position did Worton give Parker? What did the new job entail?
c. Why was control over Internal Affairs a perfect job in Parker’s eyes?
d. What changes to the department did Chief Worton make? Were they successful? Why or why not?
e. What services did Cohen offer bookies in exchange for the protection fee?
f. What was the effect on organized crime in LA of cutting the telephone wire for bookmaking?
g. Who was trying to have Cohen killed, and why?
14. The Evangelist
a. What did Jimmy Vaus have to offer Billy Graham?
b. How did Worton want to change the structure of leadership of the LAPD?
c. What circumstances led to Parker becoming Chief of Police?
a. What did Jimmy Vaus have to offer Billy Graham?
b. How did Worton want to change the structure of leadership of the LAPD?
c. What circumstances led to Parker becoming Chief of Police?
15. "Whiskey Bill"
a. What was the reaction to Senator Kefauver’s interest in gambling among his peers?
b. What finally spurred the Senate committee on organized crime into action?
c. What potential liability did the Kefauver Committee expose for Cohen?
d. What was Parker’s plan to keep criminals from evading police by moving around LA county as they drew attention?
e. What was the underworld’s plan for getting rid of Mayor Bowron?
f. What event caused the first meeting between Parker and Cohen?
g. What changes did Parker make to the organization of the LAPD?
h. What political issues most worried Parker in 1950?
i. What was Parker’s one vice?
j. What testimony caused trouble for Cohen? How?
k. What was the government’s case against Chen? What evidence did they use to convict?
l. How did Cohen’s treatment in federal prison differ from his treatment in city jail?
m. What incidents put Parker on the defensive even after Cohen was behind bars?
a. What was the reaction to Senator Kefauver’s interest in gambling among his peers?
b. What finally spurred the Senate committee on organized crime into action?
c. What potential liability did the Kefauver Committee expose for Cohen?
d. What was Parker’s plan to keep criminals from evading police by moving around LA county as they drew attention?
e. What was the underworld’s plan for getting rid of Mayor Bowron?
f. What event caused the first meeting between Parker and Cohen?
g. What changes did Parker make to the organization of the LAPD?
h. What political issues most worried Parker in 1950?
i. What was Parker’s one vice?
j. What testimony caused trouble for Cohen? How?
k. What was the government’s case against Chen? What evidence did they use to convict?
l. How did Cohen’s treatment in federal prison differ from his treatment in city jail?
m. What incidents put Parker on the defensive even after Cohen was behind bars?
16. Dragnet
a. What were the events of “Bloody Christmas,” and how did they affect Parker and the LAPD?
b. How did Jack Webb and Marty Wynn get introduced? What wisdom did Wynn give Webb?
c. Why were the conditions that NBC had for producing Dragnet an issue for Webb?
d. How did Dragnet cause tension between the LAPD and the FBI?
e. How did Webb convince Parker to allow a television version of Dragnet to go on the air?
f. How did Parker eventually deal with the fallout from Bloody Christmas?
g. What was the effect of the show “The Thin Blue Line”?
h. Why did Hoover attempt to sabotage Parker’s plans with the IACP?
a. What were the events of “Bloody Christmas,” and how did they affect Parker and the LAPD?
b. How did Jack Webb and Marty Wynn get introduced? What wisdom did Wynn give Webb?
c. Why were the conditions that NBC had for producing Dragnet an issue for Webb?
d. How did Dragnet cause tension between the LAPD and the FBI?
e. How did Webb convince Parker to allow a television version of Dragnet to go on the air?
f. How did Parker eventually deal with the fallout from Bloody Christmas?
g. What was the effect of the show “The Thin Blue Line”?
h. Why did Hoover attempt to sabotage Parker’s plans with the IACP?
17. The Trojan Horse
a. Why did the business community decide to abandon Mayor Bowron? Who did they choose to replace him? Why?
b. What did the LAPD discover about Poulson as he ran for mayor?
c. How did Parker end up helping Mayor Bowron lose his job?
a. Why did the business community decide to abandon Mayor Bowron? Who did they choose to replace him? Why?
b. What did the LAPD discover about Poulson as he ran for mayor?
c. How did Parker end up helping Mayor Bowron lose his job?
18. The Magna Carta of the Criminal
a. What did the LAPD Intelligence Division do?
b. Why did the Intelligence Division follow their subjects constantly?
c. What were the various factors that protected Parker from losing his job as Chief under Mayor Poulson?
d. What remedy did Hugh Ireland propose to reign in Chief Parker’s power?
e. What offended Parker about Mayor Poulson and Sam Leask’s recommendations for the LAPD?
f. What was the LAPD’s solution to the laws outlawing wiretaps?
g. How did Earl Warren’s position on criminal rights change between his time as a California judge and his appointment to the Supreme Court?
h. How did Parker use Dragnet to make his case for wiretaps?
i. What was Parker’s argument against the Cahan ruling?
a. What did the LAPD Intelligence Division do?
b. Why did the Intelligence Division follow their subjects constantly?
c. What were the various factors that protected Parker from losing his job as Chief under Mayor Poulson?
d. What remedy did Hugh Ireland propose to reign in Chief Parker’s power?
e. What offended Parker about Mayor Poulson and Sam Leask’s recommendations for the LAPD?
f. What was the LAPD’s solution to the laws outlawing wiretaps?
g. How did Earl Warren’s position on criminal rights change between his time as a California judge and his appointment to the Supreme Court?
h. How did Parker use Dragnet to make his case for wiretaps?
i. What was Parker’s argument against the Cahan ruling?
19. The Enemy Within
a. What was Cohen’s biggest goal post-prison, and how did he plan on achieving that goal?
b. What did Hecht decide was wrong with Cohen since he “came home”?
c. How did Bobby Kennedy’s political rise differ from Jack’s?
d. What convinced RFK to investigate labor racketeering?
e. What finally caused Parker to stop drinking?
a. What was Cohen’s biggest goal post-prison, and how did he plan on achieving that goal?
b. What did Hecht decide was wrong with Cohen since he “came home”?
c. How did Bobby Kennedy’s political rise differ from Jack’s?
d. What convinced RFK to investigate labor racketeering?
e. What finally caused Parker to stop drinking?
Part IV - All the Way or Nothing
20. The Mike Wallace Interview
a. What break did Billy Graham get through Sid Richardson?
b. Why was Graham willing to pay Cohen so much money to go to his Madison Square Garden event?
c. What does Cohen have to say to Mike Wallace regarding the LAPD?
d. How did Parker respond to the Cohen interview?
e. How did the ACLU end up defending Cohen?
f. Where did Mike Wallace end up following the trouble that started with the Cohen interview?
g. What did Robert Kennedy find out about the FBI’s records on organized crime?
a. What break did Billy Graham get through Sid Richardson?
b. Why was Graham willing to pay Cohen so much money to go to his Madison Square Garden event?
c. What does Cohen have to say to Mike Wallace regarding the LAPD?
d. How did Parker respond to the Cohen interview?
e. How did the ACLU end up defending Cohen?
f. Where did Mike Wallace end up following the trouble that started with the Cohen interview?
g. What did Robert Kennedy find out about the FBI’s records on organized crime?
21. The Electrician
a. Why did Cohen and Sammy Davis Jr. meet, and how did that meeting affect the relationship between the two men?
b. How did the People v. McShann case affect police work?
c. How did Cohen fare at the McClellan hearing with RFK?
a. Why did Cohen and Sammy Davis Jr. meet, and how did that meeting affect the relationship between the two men?
b. How did the People v. McShann case affect police work?
c. How did Cohen fare at the McClellan hearing with RFK?
22. Chocolate City
a. What was an upside to the racist housing policies enacted in LA in the 20s and 30s?
b. How did restrictive housing policies create a strained relationship with the LAPD?
c. What caused the “Zoot Suit Riot”?
d. What was Judge Williams’ issue with the LAPD, and how did Parker respond?
e. How could the statistics Parker cited to demonstrate that there was no issue between the LAPD and racial minorities be misleading?
f. How did Parker respond to calls for a crackdown on Hispanic youth in 1953? What, if anything, does this have to say about Parker?
g. How did Tom Bradley impress Parker? How did the black community respond to Bradley’s work?
a. What was an upside to the racist housing policies enacted in LA in the 20s and 30s?
b. How did restrictive housing policies create a strained relationship with the LAPD?
c. What caused the “Zoot Suit Riot”?
d. What was Judge Williams’ issue with the LAPD, and how did Parker respond?
e. How could the statistics Parker cited to demonstrate that there was no issue between the LAPD and racial minorities be misleading?
f. How did Parker respond to calls for a crackdown on Hispanic youth in 1953? What, if anything, does this have to say about Parker?
g. How did Tom Bradley impress Parker? How did the black community respond to Bradley’s work?
23. Disneyland
a. Why couldn’t Khrushchev go to Disneyland? How did he react to the news?
b. What were some of Parker’s arguments defending the LAPD against accusations of discrimination?
a. Why couldn’t Khrushchev go to Disneyland? How did he react to the news?
b. What were some of Parker’s arguments defending the LAPD against accusations of discrimination?
24. Showgirls
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25. The Muslim Cult
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26. The Gas Chamber
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27. Watts
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28. R.I.P.
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Epilogue
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