... which explores some background information on Untouchable agent Enrico Rossi and the enforcer, Frank Nitti.
It is shown how and why Rossi first became an Untouchable - I don't think OPM would approve this hire today- and Frank Nitti's desire to sit in Al Capone's "Empty Chair" after Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
Nitti has an unlikely opponent in Capone organization bookkeeper Jake Guzik. Guzik points out to Nitti that shooting things out with opponents in a war and striking back at the Untouchables is exactly what Elliott Ness wants, but having legitimate businesses as fronts and paying their taxes on them while still going about their illicit activities will leave Ness no course of action. This starts an uneasy truce between the two with Ness wondering why Nitti isn't behaving like the violent thug he is.
On the sideline is ex burlesque queen and widow of hoodlum George Ritchie, Brandy LaFrance, who wants to get even with whoever killed her husband and has been made to believe that Elliott Ness is responsible.
Guzik really was right - the pen, or the accountant's pencil, really is mightier than the sword. Nitti and his explosive temper should not have lasted another episode into the series, but then Bruce Gordon as Nitti was very flamboyant in the role. It will take a while after this episode for The Untouchables to find its footing with really great performances and scripts.
It is shown how and why Rossi first became an Untouchable - I don't think OPM would approve this hire today- and Frank Nitti's desire to sit in Al Capone's "Empty Chair" after Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
Nitti has an unlikely opponent in Capone organization bookkeeper Jake Guzik. Guzik points out to Nitti that shooting things out with opponents in a war and striking back at the Untouchables is exactly what Elliott Ness wants, but having legitimate businesses as fronts and paying their taxes on them while still going about their illicit activities will leave Ness no course of action. This starts an uneasy truce between the two with Ness wondering why Nitti isn't behaving like the violent thug he is.
On the sideline is ex burlesque queen and widow of hoodlum George Ritchie, Brandy LaFrance, who wants to get even with whoever killed her husband and has been made to believe that Elliott Ness is responsible.
Guzik really was right - the pen, or the accountant's pencil, really is mightier than the sword. Nitti and his explosive temper should not have lasted another episode into the series, but then Bruce Gordon as Nitti was very flamboyant in the role. It will take a while after this episode for The Untouchables to find its footing with really great performances and scripts.