Flemmi sees two reasons why Connolly and Whitey become so close. First is the reason we've been discussing the whole time: Connolly and Bulger are both Southie boys at heart. But there's something deeper here than just shared community ties. In many ways, Connolly views Bulger as a role model. Bad pick, buddy.

Although Whitey claims to be anti-drug, he's single-handedly responsible for flooding South Boston, his hometown, with crack cocaine. Whitey loves to act like he's some edgy anti-hero, but he's really just a greedy crook.

At a certain point, the FBI goes from turning a blind eye to Bulger's crimes to actively helping him get away with them. In other words, these suit-wearing FBI agents have become criminals themselves.