Synopsis

New York City, February 4, 1934. Three months of diligent investigation have culminated for Ness and his team; they have cornered "Smiley" Barris on an upper floor of an East Side tenement. With assistance from the local police and the deployment of tear gas, Barris is taken into custody. However, an attempt has been made on Barris's life. A sniper, positioned on the roof of a nearby building with a high-powered rifle, fires upon him, inadvertently killing the officer standing beside him.