Remember what we said about not trusting outsiders? In a brilliant rhetorical move, Connolly frames any criticism of Whitey as a Trojan Horse to destroy South Boston from the inside. Impressive. That's reaching Alex Jones levels of conspiracy insanity.

John Morris is brought into the Organized Crime Squad to chill out the increasingly erratic Connolly, but the supervisor quickly gets in over his head. Even worse—he becomes an active participant in Connolly and Bulger's schemes. And that's another point for Bulger.

One of the less flashy ways Connolly manipulates the FBI into thinking that Bulger and Flemmi are more important than they actually are is by including their claims, however tangential, in major cases. This way Connolly can build up himself and his informants without actually breaking any rules. Convenient.