One of the worst clichés during the run was having Eliot Ness going under cover and pretending to be a hood! It was pretty stupid as he'd be easily recognized by most any connected hood. They used this stupid plot device early in the series and now they're repeating it in the final season. Because the idea is so patently absurd, it makes the entire episode seem a bit dopey.
When the show begins, Ness is visiting with a police captain's son. The young man is a junkie--in jail for using heroin and you know that this drug will be the subject of this episode. Ness' investigation soon leads to a SUPER-creepy (one of the creepiest in "The Untouchables" history) junkie named 'Peepers' and Peepers soon assumes room temperature! The path then leads to a jazz musician heading to New Orleans for a gig. Ness is able to get on the train with this guy but soon the suspect is murdered and Ness gets the brilliant idea of assuming the man's identity and taking his gig! Now considering he wasn't a musician AND he was one of the more well-known crime fighters of the era, the idea did seem ludicrous! What follows is mildly interesting...but REALLY stupid. Even with the uber-creepy Peepers and Simon Oakland playing one of the baddies, it's an easy episode to skip....and your brain will thank you!!
When the show begins, Ness is visiting with a police captain's son. The young man is a junkie--in jail for using heroin and you know that this drug will be the subject of this episode. Ness' investigation soon leads to a SUPER-creepy (one of the creepiest in "The Untouchables" history) junkie named 'Peepers' and Peepers soon assumes room temperature! The path then leads to a jazz musician heading to New Orleans for a gig. Ness is able to get on the train with this guy but soon the suspect is murdered and Ness gets the brilliant idea of assuming the man's identity and taking his gig! Now considering he wasn't a musician AND he was one of the more well-known crime fighters of the era, the idea did seem ludicrous! What follows is mildly interesting...but REALLY stupid. Even with the uber-creepy Peepers and Simon Oakland playing one of the baddies, it's an easy episode to skip....and your brain will thank you!!