Andrew Mellon was Secretary of Treasury and one of the richest men in the US during the 20s. He would later oversee the team that got Capone. The hearing was about corruption in the Treasury Department and the Justice Department as well as lack of resources given for enforcement and prosecution of Prohibition violators. It was good to see James Cromwell in that part.
Van Alden's wife is Norwegian. The actress playing her, Christiane Seidel, was born in either Germany or Denmark I believe.
My bad, I somehow thought she was supposed to be Dutch. Thanks for explaining.
I noticed that one of the Senators on that board was actually bribed himself by Nucky.
"It was between the brothers Kay -- I had nothing to do with it."
