THE UNTOUCHABLES script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Introduces Capone in the office, establishing the criminal world’s polished surface.

Well, you know, I'll tell ya: it's touching. Like a lot of things in life. We laugh because...

Ness tells the Flying Squad that past behavior is irrelevant, hinting at integrity vs. corruption.

I know that many of you take a drink. What you've done before today is not my concern....

The speakeasy’s explosion and Nitti’s escape establish stakes and violence in Capone’s world.

Ness holds a press conference announcing his mission against Capone, launching the story’s main conflict.

At the request of the City of Chicago, the Federal Government, specifically the Department of the Treasury, has...

The failed warehouse raid and Ness’s subsequent frustration introduce self-doubt.

Meeting Malone on the bridge shifts Ness from lone actor to team builder.

You want to throw your garbage, throw it in the goddamn trashbasket.

Ness recruits accountant Oscar Wallace, establishing the personal/team subplot.

The successful postal-facility raid showcases the Untouchables in action.

Federal Officers. This is a raid.

The celebration dinner marks a false victory and high point for the team.

Capone’s brutal murder of his subordinate shows his ruthless escalation.

Wallace and George’s ambush kills a teammate, shattering Ness’s progress.

Ness and Malone inspect the body, confronting the personal cost of their mission.

No one saw anything?

Courtroom testimony about the ledger refocuses the fight into legal strategy.

In a, uh, over a 3 year period I personally disbursed monies to Mr. Capone in excess of...

The rooftop chase kills Nitti and the jury-list reveal secures Capone’s downfall.

They're going to burn you, Buddy, and I'm going to come and see you burn, you sonofabitch. You...

Ness leaving the Readyroom with a drink signals his journey’s end and personal cost.

I think I'll have a drink.