New Enemies

New Enemies is the 2nd episode of season 1 of Gangland.

Synopsis
Tony and Ralph meet a potential ally who doubles as a dangerous enemy.

Cold open
''1968, Vietnam. Private Charles Stuart is on a patrol with his platoon, discussing their lives back in the US. Stuart expresses a wish to get married to a girl he knows in his hometown. Suddenly, one of the members of the platoon is killed shot in the head, as the jungle erupts in a cacophony of gunfire, explosions, and yelling. as the smoke clears, all of the other soldiers, save Stuart and another private, have either been killed or retreated, and the 2 are surrounded by North Vietnamese soldiers. Having no choice, the two men surrender.''

Plot
in the fall of 1986, Tony and Jim are returning from a hit, when they notice a limousine parked outside of Ralph's bar. Tony and Jim discuss what this might be, and come to the conclusion that it's probably someone looking for protection from rival gangs. The 2 enter the bar, and go to Ralph's office, where they find Ralph arguing with Charles Stuart, the man responsible for the fall of the Romano family. Stuart states that he simply wants to form an alliance with the Russo family, but Ralph sees this as the power grab it is, telling him that he will not accept. Stuart, disappointed, walks out the door, telling Ralph not to say that he didn't warn him, glaring at Tony on the way out.

''1976, Vietnam. Stuart and the other Soldier, John Jackson, have spent the last 8 years in a Vietnamese prison camp. The two have realized that they will not be getting out of the camp any time soon. The two plot their escape, with Stuart garroting and decapitating a guard with a length of barbed wire he was able to steal, taking the guard's AK 47 and killing another guard, allowing John to take his weapon. the two manage to kill several more guards before escaping, and stealing a fishing boat from a man sailing down the river.''

In 1987, a cocaine and heroin addicted Tony awakens to the phone ringing in a dingy motel room. He answers and gets the word that Jim has been shot. Tony drives to the hospital and visits Jim, with Ralph already there.