In 2015, Roberto Buscetta had been hiding for decades under assumed names and 11 of his closest relatives had been slaughtered by Mafia assassins when two filmmakers tracked him down in Florida, looking to chat.

His father, Tommaso Buscetta, had been a soldier in the Sicilian Mafia, the first high-ranking Mafioso to break the code of silence in the 1980s at a time when the Sicilians took omerta far more seriously than their American brethren. His father’s testimony at trials in Italy and New York had figured in the convictions of more than 400 members of the mob.

Now the filmmakers wanted Roberto Buscetta to appear on camera and talk about his father.

Really?

“Killing Tommaso Buscetta’s son would be a perfect trophy,” Roberto said, explaining his reluctance.