Danny Mundt (Tom Tully) has had enough of Ness and has decided to put out a contract on the Fed. The assignment is given to Elroy Daldron (Jeremy Slate)...a guy who developed a taste for killing during WWI and he just can't see to get enough. However, his first attempt on Ness doesn't go as planned and when he tosses a grenade (the 'pineapple' from the title) at him, it only blinds him. Inexplicably, Mundt has now decided to call off the contract...as a blind Ness is as good as a dead one. But if you remember, Daldron LOVES to kill and it's not like him at all to give up once he's ready for a killing...and he's ready to enjoy it. Since it's the final episode of the series, does this mean that Daldron will get what he wants?!
What's surprising about this plot is that the mob didn't try to kill Ness on the show before this...at least with a contract and a top assassin. In real life, Ness was the object of several attempts on his life...a rare case where his real life was more crazy dangerous than the show!
So is it any good? It is a fitting ending to the show? It's entertaining but the big confrontation scene (after Ness defeats the baddie and then, inexplicably, tosses the knife away) didn't make any sense at all. Decent...could have been a bit better...though there was a nice, bloody shoot out at the end!
What's surprising about this plot is that the mob didn't try to kill Ness on the show before this...at least with a contract and a top assassin. In real life, Ness was the object of several attempts on his life...a rare case where his real life was more crazy dangerous than the show!
So is it any good? It is a fitting ending to the show? It's entertaining but the big confrontation scene (after Ness defeats the baddie and then, inexplicably, tosses the knife away) didn't make any sense at all. Decent...could have been a bit better...though there was a nice, bloody shoot out at the end!