To be honest, we doubted that Connolly would ever be brought to justice for his crimes. He's great at covering his tracks, and FBI agents are rarely seen on the other side of jailhouse bars. So good on you, Lady Justice: you mind be blind as a bat, but you're a crack shot.

And then, just like that, it's all gone. All that bravado, all that swagger, all that bullying and macho posturing—gone in an instant. A lifetime sentence in federal prison will do that to a guy.

The Bulger brothers were more than willing to use Whitey to their own benefit, so it's only fair that they're knocked down a peg when his corruption is revealed. Given the Bulgers' prominence in South Boston, this is a massive scandal in the community.