It's fitting that RICO, which Rudy Giuliani mastered and used to propel him to the heights he reached, would ultimately be the final nail in the coffin containing any kind of legacy he had left.

Giuliani's fall to RICO charges brings to mind those words spoken to David Kleinfeld by the immortal Carlito Brigante: "You ain't a lawyer no more, Dave. You a gangster now. On the other side. A whole new ball game. You can't learn about it in school, and you can't have a late start."