The Untouchables : The Chess Game (1962)
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) heads to Boston to locate the source for the bootleg champagne that is flooding into Chicago's speakeasies. Ness is convinced that Ira Bauer (Richard Conte), a blind fishing magnate who enjoys such "exercises of the mind" as reading, playing chess, and outwitting the Feds, is the mastermind behind the illegal booze. But how does Bauer manage to ship out his product without arousing suspicion? The answer turns out to be a chilling one--in every sense of the word. This Season Four episode was originally filmed for Untouchables' third season.