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Doctor Senator
Loy’s calm and highly educated chief adviser and negotiator.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · EPISODE 5
FARGO
SEASON 4
Episode 5 · The Birthplace of Civilization
The setup
The undeclared gang war is becoming harder to contain. Doctor Senator continues negotiating with the Faddas, Deafy increases pressure on Loy, and Ethelrida must decide what to do with the evidence she found in Oraetta’s room.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
10 peopleThe only names you need
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Loy Cannon
Leader of the Cannon Limited crime organisation and father of Satchel.
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Josto Fadda
Donatello’s eldest son, trying to lead the Fadda family after his father’s death.
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Gaetano Fadda
Josto’s volatile younger brother, recently arrived from Sardinia with ambitions of his own.
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Constant Calamita
A ruthless Fadda enforcer loyal to Gaetano.
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Dick ‘Deafy’ Wickware
A determined U.S. Marshal from Utah hunting the escaped Zelmare and Swanee.
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Ethelrida Smutny
The intelligent teenage daughter of Thurman and Dibrell, determined to understand the danger around her family.
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Oraetta Mayflower
A cheerful-looking nurse with a secret habit of harming patients and collecting trophies.
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Rabbi Milligan
An Irish-born Fadda adviser who was exchanged between rival gangs as a child and now protects Satchel.
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Satchel Cannon
Loy’s young son, living with the Faddas as the guarantee of their truce.
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Key story points
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Content note: Violence, organised crime, racial abuse, threat, strong language and scenes involving death.
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