The Untouchables: 3x6

Loophole

Chicago, January 1933. Ness and his men raid a speakeasy owned by gangster Mikhail «  »Red Mike » » Probich, and run by Connie LaVerne. At the trial, Probich is represented by his crooked lawyer Morton Halas, who grew up in poverty. The trial drags on for 5 days. Finally, Ness is ready to call the last prosecution witness, Connie LaVerne, who «  »is 80% of their case. » » Morton Halas objects, on the grounds that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband.