Al Ruddy gets the job of producing an adaptation of the bestselling novel "The Godfather" for Paramount Pictures, but rising crime boss Joe Colombo has a different fate planned for the film.

Al Ruddy and Bettye McCartt face growing opposition to "The Godfather" as Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo write the script. Robert Evans clashes with Barry Lapidus over the creative direction of Paramount.

Pressure mounts over the delivery of the script when Ruddy has a sit down with Colombo. Evans gets into hot water with Charlie Bluhdorn, who's interested in Bettye.

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