The Brotherhoods is the chilling chronicle of the shocking crimes of NYPD detectives Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, notorious rogue cops convicted in April 2006 of the ultimate form of police corruption-shielding their acts behind their badges while working for the mob. Their crimes included participation in the murders of at least eight men, kidnapping, and torture. "[O]ne of the most spectacular police corruption scandals in the city's history," proclaimed the New York Times in its front-page coverage of the verdict.