Alexander Gettler

…they start adding real poison to alcohol in levels sufficient to kill people. We get into the really remarkable story of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office, Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler, who kind of pieced this together by examining the corpses of a lot of people dying and starting to see patterns of different chemicals and poisonings. And…

…Bacon's convinced these deaths came from industrial denaturants. Duran counters that the wood alcohol could have come from anywhere. These deaths by methanol aren't on him. In fact, since he's facing a congressman from New York, he pulls in the testimony of one famous New Yorker as evidence for his side. He brings in analysis from Alexander Gettler.…

…As the Great Depression pushes Prohibition off center stage, Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler take stock. And so do we. In the U.S. Senate mailroom, a new clerk is sorting the day's incoming letters. It's the spring of 1930, another election year. There's plenty of mail flying in and out as senators coordinate their campaigns. But this new clerk can't s…