The Speakeasy

Things get down to the nitty gritty of life in prohibition Boston, in this thoroughly absorbing episode, during which young Rob Lassiter becomes an unwitting and furious dupe. Also, the Lassiter servants downstairs are so bewildered by the thought of a restaurant that doesn't serve food, that chauffeur Brian's curiosity is whetted to go barging into Harry Emmet's unscrupulous domain. The series is beginning to come into its own, as the characters, well played throughout, take on sufficient individuality to give the writers a better opportunity to improvise on their lives.