Pretty good. The defense attorney for the industrial alcohol company that owned the tank tried to blame the disaster on an anarchist's bomb. Because of that, Puleo spent quite a bit of time describing the attacks around America by Socialists and anarchists. It didn't have a lot to do with the history of the disaster, but it is a reminder that Socialists and anarchists have been causing trouble in this country long before recent times.

Ogden, the judge who ruled against the company, is the hero of the piece for siding with the Italian and Irish immigrants in the neighborhood instead of big business.