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FALLEN SON

LOGLINE: When the son of a mafia boss groomed to take over the family empire defies his duty by marrying an American instead of the Sicilian girl chosen for him, he is wrongly charged with murder, and must choose whether to remain loyal to his mob family and serve a prison sentence, or defy them by proving his innocence and risk assassination. ____________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS: Chosen as next head of his family’s crime business, the eldest son of a New Orleans Mafia boss facing deportation orders abandons his Sicilian heritage by marrying an American woman and going into legitimate business. After his father is deported and his younger brother inherits the family business, the elder son is indicted for murder when a restaurant owner he had previously refused orders to kill turns up dead. Then he learns who is real family is and risks certain assassination by teaming up with an investigation lawyer against his blood family in court to avoid a death row prison sentence.

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Posted:
07/21/2008
Updated:
04/17/2026
Author Bio:
Screenwriting adjunct professor and freelance writer.

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Final Draft/Big Break (Quarterfinalist) [2019]
Red Inkworks (Finalist) [2009]
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