Although this episode portrays the fictionalized Venero "Benny Eggs" Magano's demise, his real-life counterpart lived to be underboss in the Genovese Family under Vincent "The Chin" Gigante. Magano was related to Vincent Magano, who was the boss of what would become the Gambino Family. In 1991, Mangano was convicted of extortion and conspiracy and served fifteen years in prison, being released in 2006. He died on August 18, 2017 of natural causes at age 95.