An Eye for an Eye

Episode aired Feb 19, 1963
52m

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7.5/10

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Robert Stack and George Voskovec in The Untouchables (1959)

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A father's heartbreak at his son's death leads him to partner with Eliot Ness to bring in a major liquor distributor. Charles Tarasovich knows his son delivered liquor for Sol Girsch and Nes... Read allA father's heartbreak at his son's death leads him to partner with Eliot Ness to bring in a major liquor distributor. Charles Tarasovich knows his son delivered liquor for Sol Girsch and Ness knows it as well, but without a witness who's actually done business with Girsch, there'... Read allA father's heartbreak at his son's death leads him to partner with Eliot Ness to bring in a major liquor distributor. Charles Tarasovich knows his son delivered liquor for Sol Girsch and Ness knows it as well, but without a witness who's actually done business with Girsch, there's no chance of getting a conviction. Charles offers to set a trap for Girsch and Ness agre... Read all

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This is the twentieth and final appearance Frank Wilcox makes in this series. Each time, he played Federal DA Beecher Asbury. While still appearing in this series, he took on the recurring role of oilman John Brewster, a role he is perhaps best remembered for, in the hit TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962).

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The car that flips over and bursts into flames in the chase scene is a 1950s vintage automobile, not the same one that crashed.

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6/10

Beecher Asbury in court

One of the things that we are likely to forget about The Untouchables is that Eliot Ness and his squad worked for US Attorney Beecher Asbury in the entire run of the series. This episode is one of the few that you will see Frank Wilcox actually in court.

What Wilcox is in court about is a case against Jack Klugman who is the distributor and middleman of a bootlegging outfit that has a big amount of small sellers from various little shops. Klugman's networked them rather effectively and now he wants a bigger cut from the wholesale manufacturers of the liquor.

George Voskovec's son is killed driving for Klugman and Voskovec comes to Robert Stack and wants to get even. Voskovec starts selling out of his place of business and then turns Klugman in. What happens with he and Klugman in court is the basis of this story.

The two guest stars and former members of the jury in 12 Angry Men truly dominate this story. It's a good one.