He delivers a powerful sermon about the lottery - which doubles as exposition for us on what this numbers game is all about - and promises to enter into the Congressional record the name of one Italian numbers operator each week. Meanwhile, Rev Powell decides to use the Italian lottery issue to further cement his image as a champion of the black people. Chin's new associate, Ernie (who previously pretended to be interested in Stella and went on a date with her to identify and kill her black boyfriend - but killed the wrong man instead), has led this ambush and wants to be rewarded by getting "made" and Chin finally agrees, but not before putting him off for a bit with a rather uncomfortable allusion to his interest in Stella, and what appears to be a veiled hint that Ernie is gay (there's a more open allusion to this again later in the episode as well - not sure where they're going with that). It all begins with Chin's men ambushing Bumpy's men and killing several of them, including a friend of Bumpy's, Roy. And Godfather of Harlem S1E5 is all about Chin finally getting the upper hand. You'll notice there's a lot of Chin in there, a lot more than the series protagonist Bumpy even. This week's episode of Godfather of Harlem, It's All in the Game, begins with the "Previously on" bit which quickly recaps the important portions from the previous episodes: Chin Giante's daughter Stella and her love affair with up-and-coming black singer Teddy Greene, whose mother strongly objects to their relationship Bumpy's men taking out Chin's people and retrieving a tape that incriminates Muhammad Ali aka Cassius Clay Chin threatening another, more senior member of the Italian mob, Joe Bonanno, about selling dope directly to Bumpy Bumpy telling Amy Vanderbilt that he cannot continue their affair anymore Guapo (Bumpy's Latino associate) complaining to Rev Powell about the Italian lottery aka numbers game and how it affects the Black and Latino communities Bumpy's daughter, Elise, telling him off for being a 'sh*tty' father, and Malcolm X telling her to get clean and get alright and finally, Cassius Clay winning his fight in defiance of Chin's threats thanks to Bumpy's assistance, clearly upsetting Chin. (Spoilers ahead for Godfather of Harlem S1E5 and episodes before it)
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