Figures in the Story

Organized Crime

Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino, Samuel Mannarino, Norman Rothman, Al Zeid, Hyman Martin, Charles Tourine Jr., Santo Trafficante Jr., Vito Genovese, Carmine Galante, James Palmisano.

Cuba & Latin America

Fulgencio Batista, Roberto Fernández Miranda, Rolando Masferrer, Eduardo Whitehouse., Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, Carlos Prío Socarrás, José Alemán, Rubén Oscar Miró Guardi

Pilots, Arms Dealers & Intermediaries

Robert McKeown, Tosh Plumlee, Dominick Bartone, Robert Ellis Frost, Arthur Vining Davis, Sam Kay.

Government & Intelligence

John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr., E. Howard Hunt, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio Martínez, Mitchell WerBell III, Sal Vizzini, Justin F. Gleichauf, William Douglas Pawley.

Entertainment & Nightlife

Frank Sinatra, George DeWitt, Herkie Styles, Leonard Gaines, Joey Forman, Olga Chaviano.

Places in the Story

Garden of Allah Motel — Miami Beach

Merola Estate — Miami Beach

Broad Key — Florida Keys

Sans Souci — Havana

Warwick Hotel — New York City

FOCSA Penthouse — Havana

Biltmore Terrace Hotel — Miami Beach

Opa-locka Aviation, Opa-locka Airfield — Opa-locka, Florida