In 1997, after the death of acting boss Jake Amari, Vinnie “Ocean” Palermo is named part of a three man panel that will now run the DeCavalcante family. Vinnie Ocean is considered the most likely candidate to be the real Tony Soprano, for a number of reasons.

We trace his rise & fall in the mafia in this two-part episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices