This episode of In Focus investigates the powerful reach of the Mafia. Some experts have estimated the combined business volume of the Mafia in Sicily, Camorra in Naples and Campania, and 'Ndrangheta in Calabria, make up as much as one sixth of Italy's gross domestic product. That makes these syndicates true global players in the economic sense. In Germany, the Camorra and the 'Ndrangheta have even been known to work together to achieve their aims. The Camorra has the greater business acumen, while the 'Ndrangheta is adept at taking over new territory - a mutually beneficial cooperative.

In Focus documentaries and reports cover business and science, culture and education, historical and present day events as well as sports and leisure. This wide variety of topics is investigated in depth and presented in an informative format, making for captivating television, courtesy of Germany's Deutsche Welle news network.