This Connie matter is nothing compared to what happens in some today's fims: for example, what the Italians did in their series "Antimafia squad" ("Squadra antimafia"), where not only do we have women as official capi-mandamento, but even crazy youngsters almost without criminal connections who nevertheless manage to slaughter the whole mafia commission to avenge their father's death, while the mafiosi are completely unable to react in any way.
Really, I almost feel sorry for the mafia when I see such things