After a while, the rest of the government—most notably the DEA and Massachusetts state police—gets wise to the buddy-buddy relationship between Bulger and the FBI. They don't know the full story, but they know that some dirty business is happening behind the scenes.

He might be utterly devoid of morals, but Whitey sure is ambitious. And punctual. Jokes aside, this is a huge early warning sign that Bulger is going to be trouble, but Connolly doesn't even skip a beat. Not a good look for an FBI agent.