This critically acclaimed series of PBS, chronicles the historical rise of organised crime and its leaders WorldWide. Travel to Europe, Russia, Latin America, Asia, Italy and around the U.S. to hear the stories of upheaval, passion, despair, and tragedy. Each episode looks at one-family or dynasty and shows viewers how that group operates and is ruled by its own «lord». It also chronicles law enforcement’s battles against the gangsters a war in which the police are often outgunned, out-manned and out-financed.