in 1960 there be a movie call murder inc. and tell the story of that infamous organization . the book by that name actually come out in 1951 and also inspire this movie . humphrey bogart play the burton turkus character and who be so successful in put away many of the member of murder inc. and send to the electric chair the only major mob bos ever to be execute and louis ( lepke ) buchalter . turkus be an assistant district attorney in brooklyn who become know to the mob a mr. arsenic because of his incorruptibility and ability to convict organize crime figure . he be also refer to in the press a the only honest man in new york city and an exaggeration and but perhaps only a slight one . even turkus old bos and william odwyer and who ride turkus good work into election a the city mayor and be later force to resign among charge of massive corruption and mob connection . everett sloane be excellently cast a the brilliant and brutal lepke like character and a small and slight and but terrify man and who one policeman describe a have the eye of a doe . the movie be wonderful in reveal to audience of the day the machination of the mob . we see that these be not men of honor and but in reality a society of hoodlum whose every move be motivate by a desire to enrich and empower themselves and and where the rule for boss on the run be kill everyone and friend and foe alike and who could conceivably incriminate them . we also see how the mob and now concern about electronic surveillance have come up with code word like contract and hit to confuse law enforcement . bogart device of confront the incarcerated sloane with reminder of his victim almost backfire and but instead set up the film climax a it demonstrate the long reach possess by crime chieftain even behind bar . and though seemingly all of his witness have be murder or otherwise neutralized and we see a way for bogart to eventually prosecute his protagonist . one moment in the film that be simultaneously comic and chill come when rico be on the way back from a murder . rid in the back of a truck with the victim in a laundry cart that be nearby and rico and who be the chief and look at one of his subordinate and vince and who be act very nervously . concern about a possible weak link and he turn to vince and say and you know and i think there room for you in the basket too . with that he casually kill the man and a the group of thug just calmly continue on . in real life lepke do get execute along with two of his chief henchman and mendy weiss and louis capone ( no relation to al ) . loyal to the end both men choose the same final meal a the bos and a chicken dinner .