Johnnie is a foreman of a construction crew. On the outsidem he seems very "normal" and straight, but one evening we see him putting on makeup and a feather boa and going out for a night in the city.

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.