Episode 7: D'Arco, Marcy & Aleman

The Cooley Account

This conversation propels us into the inner sanctum of Chicago’s 1st Ward. A shadow government within a government that controlled the state of Illinois. Two men operate the levers of power, both of whom started as gunmen for Al Capone. One is John D’Arco Sr. who needs Bob to take his wayward son under his wing and teach him how to be a lawyer (despite him being a state senator). The other is Pat Marcy, a man of near-mythical proportions who had the presence of a stone-cold killer. Marcy needs Bob to fix the Harry Aleman trial. Aleman is a hitman who’s been charged with murder and his trial becomes unprecedented legal history.
Here we are seven conversations in and now we begin to enter the tangled hall of mirrors that is Chicago's 1st Ward.
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Chapters

1. Episode 7: D'Arco, Marcy & Aleman (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:05)

3. John D'Arco Jr. - The Fight (00:01:10)

4. Mobsters Kids (00:01:50)

5. John D'Arco Sr. (00:04:26)

6. The Took Over All The Elections (00:05:07)

7. The 1st Ward (00:07:50)

8. Judge Cutillo (00:09:28)

9. The Mob Created The Laws (00:12:09)

10. Counsellors Row (00:12:40)

11. Never Talk At The Table (00:15:48)

12. The Insurance Agnecy (00:16:10)

13. Huge Huge Money (00:16:16)

14. The Secret Office (00:17:07)

15. The Office Geography (00:17:20)

16. Ed Burke Was There (00:19:09)

17. Bid Fixing (00:23:40)

18. The Epicenter (00:24:49)

19. The Business Deal (00:26:50)

20. Springfield (00:28:00)

21. A Mean Looking Guy (00:29:00)

22. Pat Marcy And Harry Aleman (00:30:30)

23. Fixing Trials (Or Not) (00:31:10)

24. Ray O'Malley (00:32:23)

25. A Good Madame (00:32:30)

26. Johnny's Purpose (00:33:50)

27. I Set My Own Rules (00:36:28)

28. The Gambling Units (00:37:05)

29. Killing Informants (00:37:47)

30. Harry Aleman Trial (00:39:28)

31. Judge Frank Wilson (00:43:55)

32. Judge Tom Maloney (00:45:50)

33. Organized Crime Corruption (00:47:20)

34. Michael Ficaro (00:49:00)

35. Who Is Harry Aleman? (00:50:00)

36. Made Sheriffs (00:51:00)

37. Traveling Killers (00:52:00)

38. Joe Ferriola (00:53:18)

39. Dominic Senese (00:55:25)

40. They Bomb The Car (00:55:40)

41. The Head In The Vice (00:56:00)

42. A Disgusting Human Being (00:56:20)

43. More Money To Wilson (00:57:37)

44. Secret Meeting With Aleman (00:58:15)

45. 10,000 (00:59:36)

46. The Power Of These People (01:04:12)

47. Harry Killed For Maloney (01:04:40)

48. Conclusion (01:05:46)