TV-Series
Description
Eddie Cassano masquerades as a prominent Hollywood film producer, a front for his vast criminal empire. His legitimate filmography includes critically panned works like "Die Hot," "Flames on a Train," and "Dierates of the Caribbean," one earning a Golden Raspberry. Behind this facade, he commands the West Coast drug trade, unifying three gangs to supply nearly all narcotics in Hollywood. His operations exploit aspiring actresses and young women, deliberately addicting them to drugs and coercing them into sex work, with some fatalities linked to his activities.
Authorities make periodic arrests for offenses like tax evasion, but they always end in swift release. Cassano's immense wealth fuels extensive bribery of police officers, prosecutors, and jurors, exemplified by his immediate posting of 1 million bail. This corruption includes LAPD Detective Anderson, bribed to stage confrontations maintaining an illusion of police diligence while protecting Cassano's operations.
During the Los Angeles Connection case, Cassano seeks to expand his drug portfolio by acquiring "Sakura Magic," a new Japanese product. Unaware it's a fiction invented by con artist Laurent Thierry, Cassano is deceived by its supposed euphoric effects. After a staged demonstration by Laurent's associate Abigail Jones, he agrees to a 10 million deal. His meticulous nature surfaces as he demands the purported creator, Makoto Edamura, personally manufacture the drug under surveillance in a refurbished cider factory. Suspicion of betrayal leads him to assault his own accountant at a public mansion gathering. The deal culminates in an FBI raid – later exposed as part of Laurent's scam – where Cassano attempts to destroy evidence by overloading machinery and flees into the night. Captured, he escapes prosecution by bribing an impostor posing as FBI Agent Paula Dickens.
Cassano resurfaces in the Wizard of Far East case, collaborating with Makoto Edamura against the Suzaku Group, a human trafficking syndicate. Using his remaining resources and mafia ties, he leads armed thugs to storm the Suzaku building during Makoto's confrontation with leader Akemi Suzaku. His involvement aids in disrupting the organization.
Authorities make periodic arrests for offenses like tax evasion, but they always end in swift release. Cassano's immense wealth fuels extensive bribery of police officers, prosecutors, and jurors, exemplified by his immediate posting of 1 million bail. This corruption includes LAPD Detective Anderson, bribed to stage confrontations maintaining an illusion of police diligence while protecting Cassano's operations.
During the Los Angeles Connection case, Cassano seeks to expand his drug portfolio by acquiring "Sakura Magic," a new Japanese product. Unaware it's a fiction invented by con artist Laurent Thierry, Cassano is deceived by its supposed euphoric effects. After a staged demonstration by Laurent's associate Abigail Jones, he agrees to a 10 million deal. His meticulous nature surfaces as he demands the purported creator, Makoto Edamura, personally manufacture the drug under surveillance in a refurbished cider factory. Suspicion of betrayal leads him to assault his own accountant at a public mansion gathering. The deal culminates in an FBI raid – later exposed as part of Laurent's scam – where Cassano attempts to destroy evidence by overloading machinery and flees into the night. Captured, he escapes prosecution by bribing an impostor posing as FBI Agent Paula Dickens.
Cassano resurfaces in the Wizard of Far East case, collaborating with Makoto Edamura against the Suzaku Group, a human trafficking syndicate. Using his remaining resources and mafia ties, he leads armed thugs to storm the Suzaku building during Makoto's confrontation with leader Akemi Suzaku. His involvement aids in disrupting the organization.