Victor Buono plays Mr. Moon...a very cultivated criminal with expensive tastes. His antique shop doesn't allow him to live in the lifestyle to which he's become accustomed so he has created a side business...counterfeiting. To get the lucrative business up an running, he first orchestrates a robbery where they steal the same paper used to make US paper money. Next, he shows even more nerve and breaks the best counterfeiter out of prison and has him make perfect copies of $100 bills. And, in each case, lots of folks die and the cold-blooded Moon doesn't seem the least bit concerned. He's a very cool character...cool enough to then enlist the help of the Nitti gang to peddle his phony bills. The guy seems to have thought of everything...right?
This is a really good episode...well written, creepy and well made in every way. Buono makes a very slick baddie and it's one of the better episodes of season two.
This is a really good episode...well written, creepy and well made in every way. Buono makes a very slick baddie and it's one of the better episodes of season two.