After robbing Schultz’s operation with Illinois, Bumpy is chastised by Madame Queen for making his own decisions. At a meeting of the Commission, Schultz states his determination to take over Harlem. Madame Queen is attacked by Schultz’s men, led by black enforcer Bub Hewlett ( Clarence Williams III), but Bumpy and fellow mobster Whispers ( Paul Benjamin) repel the assassins and rescue her. Walking Francine home from a club, Bumpy charms her with his poetry. Schultz’s meeting with the Queen ends in a standoff when he presents her with a rival’s testicles. Bumpy is introduced to Francine ( Vanessa Williams), a friend of Illinois’ girlfriend Mary ( Loretta Devine). Reuniting with his cousin "Illinois" Gordon ( Chi McBride), Bumpy returns to the employ of Harlem crime boss Madame Queen ( Cicely Tyson), whose business is threatened by Schultz.
Dewey ( William Atherton) to protect his business. Schultz begrudgingly reports to Mafia boss Charles “Lucky” Luciano ( Andy Garcia), who pays bribes to special prosecutor Thomas E. In 1934, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson ( Laurence Fishburne) is released from Sing Sing and returns to Harlem, where mobster Dutch Schultz ( Tim Roth) asserts his control of the lucrative numbers game.
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