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13. Till Death Do We Part

A young gigolo and husband of a female mobster begins an affair with a night club waitress and the two plots to overthrow the gangster.

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Johnny Canaparo ( John Stamos ) is a gigolo involved with "Ruthless" Ruth Sanderson ( Eileen Brennan ), a wealthy and powerful middle-aged woman with heavy connections to the Mafia. When Johnny begins a forbidden affair with waitress Lucy Chadwick ( Kate Vernon ), Ruth finds out about the liaison and orders Johnny to kill Lucy himself, leaving Johnny to mentally debate what to do about the situation, and which woman he chooses to have in his life. Also starring Robert Picardo and Frank Stallone.

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