60 minSeason 4 • Episode 30
LatestMay 14, 1931. Eliot Ness and his men notice that the top bosses are leaving Chicago: Frank Nitti has gone to Atlantic City; Bugs Moran and Jack Diamond have left, too. As Ness puts it, ""The rats are leaving the ship."" Obviously, they want to be out of town when someone important is hit. What Eliot doesn't know is that he is the target.
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Acting
Robert Stack's jawline deserved its own Emmy nomination.
Production
Walter Winchell's narration: gossip columnist turned voice of God.
Creator
Quinn Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This show invented the 'procedural' template that Law & Order still copies. Ness's 'Untouchables' nickname was pure Hollywood—real agents hated the elitist branding.
The Italian-American Civil Rights League actually protested this show for stereotyping. Creator Quinn Martin later admitted they leaned hard into ethnic villainy because 'criminals needed to look criminal.' Yikes.
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