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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S2E1 8.6
The Rusty Heller Story

Rusty Heller is a nightclub performer who has her eyes set on a better life for herself which, in her case, means lots more money. She sets her eyes on mobster Charles 'Pop' Felcher who has his own ambitions: with the recent arrest of Al Capone on tax evasion charges, he sees himself taking over as the top mobster in Chicago. When Felcher shows little interest in her, she settles for his lawyer, Archie Grayson. Felcher eventually comes around but Rusty starts to play a dangerous game when she decides to make money off Felcher and the Capone mob by selling both of them the same information.

#2
S1E21 8.5
The Unhired Assassin: Part 2

Although unsuccessful in their first attempt to assassinate Chicago's Mayor, Anton J. Cermak, the Capone mob under the command of Frank Nitti and several other of the imprisoned mobster's lieutenants, have not given up. This time they hire a professional, Fred 'Caddy' Croner, an expert at using a long rifle with a scope who carries his weapon in a golf club bag. They put him on a retainer until Cermak goes out of town and sure enough, they learn that the Mayor will be traveling to Miami to attend a public event in honor of the President-elect, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who is visiting the area before returning to Washington for his inauguration a few weeks later. Eliot Ness and the Untouchables are soon onto their plan and travel to Miami to protect Cermak. Unbeknown to them however, a crazed man, Giuseppe 'Joe' Zangara, has purchased a handgun with the intent to kill Roosevelt at the same public function.

#3
S2E13 8.5
The Big Train: Part 2

Ness and the Untouchables search for the rendezvous point where Underworld figures will free Capone from the Alcatraz express.

#4 The Nick Acropolis Story S2E31 8.5
#5 The Unhired Assassin: Part 1 S1E20 8.4
#6 The Masterpiece S2E14 8.4
#7 The Jamaica Ginger Story S2E16 8.4
#8 Mr. Moon S2E25 8.4
#9 The Troubleshooter S3E1 8.4
#10 The Noise of Death S1E14 8.3

Lowlights

#119 S4E27 The Jazz Man 6.7

When a police captain's son is arrested in a drug sweep, Eliot Ness decides to try and locate the source of the drugs. The pusher was someone known as Peepers but he dies before they can get much information from him. They do manage to trace him to Chicago nightclub owner Sal Rudin and believe the heroin originated in New Orleans. Ness travels to the Big Easy posing as a bass player and meets booking agent Russ Bogan, who is part of the distribution network. He also learns of their unique system of delivering the goods across the country.

#118 Come and Kill Me S4E9 6.9
#117 The Giant Killer S4E25 7.1
#116 The Spoiler S4E23 7.1
#115 The Butcher's Boy S4E22 7.1

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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