The Rooster Prince (Fargo)
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"The Rooster Prince" is the second episode of the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo. The episode aired on April 22, 2014 in the United States on FX. It was written by series creator and showrunner Noah Hawley and directed by Adam Bernstein. The title refers to the Jewish parable of the same name.[1]
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Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 | ||
Directed by | Adam Bernstein | ||
Written by | Noah Hawley | ||
Original air date | April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22) | ||
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In the episode, the Fargo mafia sends two hitmen, Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard) and Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg), to find the man behind the murder of Sam Hess; the man in question, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton), is hired by "Supermarket King" Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt) to find the author of blackmails he received. Meanwhile, Deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) heavily suspects that Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) is closely involved in the murder case, but is unable to convince new police chief Bill Oswalt (Bob Odenkirk) of it.
"The Rooster Prince" was acclaimed by critics, and was seen by 2.04 million viewers.