Written by Herbert Abbott Spiro, who was a prolific television writer for a few years in the 1950s; less so after. This was his only "Untouchables;" the story is fairly routine and Spiro has a tin ear for the dialog of the lawmen, though Ness gets in a few decent quips. Another decrement is Charles McGraw as Johnny Torrio; McGraw plays Torrio as a common, generic hood, and there is nothing in his performance that would connect you to the real Torrio, who was Al Capone's mentor and a good deal more imposing than this cheapjack. This episode was the only "Untouchables" to draw upon Torrio as a character. An early plot point turns on the killing by Ness' men of Guillermo Torrio, Johnny's nephew, during a raid. But don't break out Wikipedia to look him up, as Guillermo was not a real person. Despite the issues with Spiro's script, there are two very fine, nuanced performances by TV mainstays Edward Andrews and Henry Jones as legit alcohol dealers (in the depression year of 1931) up to their necks in trouble with Torrio's gang, and on their way down -- this is the best reason to watch.