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Once Parkhurst hit Jimmy, I said "I'll bet he'll be dead by the end of the episode."  That was an easy call.  But I never guessed that Jimmy and Richard would Sioux him.

I'm wondering if it's a switch.

Boom went the gelignite, not the dynamite.  Anyone know why they specifically informed us?  Wikipedia says gelignite was often used by the IRA.  I wondered if gelignite tends to stick and burn like napalm, or if any large explosive fireball would have done the same thing to the agent.

Was Frankenstein a familiar cultural reference when Prohibition started?  Obviously the novel was available and apparently there were some silent films made.  Frankenstein has been so linked to the iconic 1931 Boris Karloff film, it's difficult to think of it otherwise.