The Untouchables - Season 2 Episode 16 The Jamaica Ginger Story
On the night of May 25, 1931, 2 trucks are rolling into K.C., carrying $1-million worth of Jamaica Ginger rotgut, also known as ""Ginger Jake."" The trucks are owned by Rafael Torrez, gangster and race horse trainer, who has a monopoly on the Jamaica Ginger. Rival crime boss Jerry LaCarver, wanting in on the enormous profits, is ready to hijack the trucks, along with his gang of 5 hoods: the 2 notorious Roth brothers, Andy Bello (alias Louis Belmont), Richie Peters and Wally Heilman. They hijack the trucks with dynamite and shotguns.
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Studio: ABC
- Keyword: chicago, illinois, prohibition era, 1930s
- Cast: Robert Stack, Nicholas Georgiade, Steve London, Paul Picerni, Abel Fernandez, Walter Winchell