The Mark of Cain

Chicago, late Spring 1932. There is public protest about the increase in drug addiction. Charlie Sebastino has amalgamated all the small distributors into one big empire, setting himself up as emperor. Ness and his Untouchables had virtually shut down dope dealings, by nailing the big operators, but this network is run through small-time pushers. One of Charlie's pushers is a park worker known as Ragpicker; right now he's selling some heroin to 19-year-old Carol Royce. Later, Ness visits Carol in the hospital, where she is dying of an overdose; she identifies the Ragpicker, who works at the Williams Street Park. Carol dies. Ness tells the reporters to print the story. At a nightclub, Sticks is playing the drums. Charlie Sebastino is coming on to the beautiful nightclub singer. Ness and Rico and Lee Hobson barge in; Charlie's boy Puffy Oselle says to his boss, ""Sorry, I couldn't stop him."" Ness has a search warrant to look for the Ragpicker, but he's not there. Frank and Joe

La mort d'une jeune fille par overdose déclenche une campagne de presse contre le trafic de drogue. Le trafiquant est coincé entre le Syndicat, qui l'a sommé de se reconvertir dans l'alcool, business moins voyant, et les Incorruptibles, désireux de mettre un terme à ce trafic.

Ness ejerce presión editorial sobre los traficantes de drogas. La publicidad hace que los líderes de la mafia cierren la tienda... pero un miembro menor todavía está en el negocio.