The last scene of City on a Hill 1.8 settled our impression of Jackie, if we had any doubt before. His swagger, his braggadocio, is much more than that. When he tells his wife he'll kill the guy who assaulted Benny and landed her in the hospital, he was more than blowing off steam. City on a Hill specializes in a punch-in-a-gut last few minutes. Jackie does more than punch this guy, Clay. He pulls his gun and shatters him.
In other words, Jackie is exactly who he says he is. He's beyond and above the law. He not only cuts whatever corners he needs to get the bad guys, he's not above using his gun to settle a personal score. For better or worse, he's genuinely someone to be reckoned with. Someone, to return to an earlier episode, who may well have pushed that reporter down the stairs.
The song that accompanies this scene makes it all the more memorable. It's Jackie DeShannon's "Put A Little Love in Your Heart". We hear it earlier as accompaniment when Jimmy gets the stuffing beat out of him. That was effective enough. But its reprise when Jackie takes care of personal business is creme de la creme. Jackie accompanying Jackie.
Not only that. I have to say, Jackie De Shannon sounds a lot like Jenny Rohr. Jill Hennessy, who plays Jenny flawlessly, is also a singer. It occurred to me that she could've been singing the song. You never know.
City on a Hill has been renewed for a second season. I hope they have more Jackie DeShannon songs. I'd recommend "When You Walk In the Room" or "Bette Davis Eyes".
See also City on a Hill: Possibilities ... City on a Hill 1.2: Politics in a Cracked Mirror ... City on a Hill 1.3: One Upping The Sopranos ... City on a Hill 1.4: Enjoyable Derivative ... City on a Hill 1.6: Tony's Mother, Mayhem, and Family ... City on a Hill 1.7: The Bodies
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