Name: Portrait of a Thief
Released: 1960-04-07

In 1931 Chicago, Eliot Ness and his team had successfully dismantled Al Capone's bootlegging operations by destroying his breweries and speakeasies. However, a new challenge arose as vast quantities of liquor began pouring into the city from an external source. During a meeting with D.A. Beecher Asbury, it quickly became clear where the alcohol was originating. They discovered 5-gallon cans marked with "Brawley Mills, Brawley, New York." A chemical analysis confirmed the liquor was a potent 190 proof, likely produced under a U.S. Government permit, but notably lacked any denaturant, making it safe for consumption.

Show The Untouchables

Episode S01E25

Air Date Apr 07, 1960

Season 1 Episodes

S01E01 The Empty Chair S01E02 Ma Barker and Her Boys S01E03 The Jake Lingle Killing S01E04 The George Bugs Moran Story S01E05 Ain't We Got Fun? S01E06 The Vincent Mad Dog Coll Story S01E07 Mexican Stake-Out S01E08 The Artichoke King S01E09 The Tri-State Gang S01E10 The Dutch Schultz Story S01E11 You Can't Pick the Number S01E12 The Underground Railway S01E13 Syndicate Sanctuary S01E14 The Noise of Death S01E15 Star Witness S01E16 The St. Louis Story S01E17 One-Armed Bandits S01E18 Little Egypt S01E19 The Big Squeeze S01E20 The Unhired Assassin (1) S01E21 The Unhired Assassin (2) S01E22 The White Slavers S01E23 Three Thousand Suspects S01E24 The Doreen Maney Story S01E25 Portrait of a Thief S01E26 Underworld Bank S01E27 Head of Fire - Feet of Clay S01E28 The Frank Nitti Story

Portrait of a Thief (S01E25)

Season 1 Episodes