Irony

Elliot Ness has always been one of my favorite heroes. He was an agent from the Department of Treasury who worked with the FBI. He was assigned to lead a task force that was supposed to take down Al Cappone and his illegal alcohol establishments. This was durring the era of Prohibition.

When he and his collegues refused to accept bribes from Cappone and his men, the press labled them "Untouchable!" Even though Elliot Ness is the name associated with taking down Cappone, it was really the IRS who nabbed him for tax evasion. After the decline of Prohibition, Elliot Ness retired and and developed a drinking problem!