The two gangs make the exchange and return to their respective empires. Strozzi in turn kidnaps Felina and offers to trade her instead. Doyle contacts Strozzi and demands a large ransom for Carmonte, as well as the return of his trucks. Hickey travels to Mexico, kills Ramirez and a corrupt Border Patrol officer involved in the liquor trade, and kidnaps Carmonte. Smith defects to Doyle's side and reveals Ramirez's betrayal. Carmonte travels to Mexico to cut more deals with Ramirez, while Doyle ( David Patrick Kelly) and his chief enforcer, Hickey ( Christopher Walken) return to Jericho and are informed of Finn's death and the loss of the shipment. The gang ambushes and kills Doyle's men and seizes a caravan of illicit liquor. Smith accompanies Strozzi and his men to a backcountry road, where they meet Ramirez, a corrupt Mexican police official on Doyle's payroll. Carmonte expresses his immediate distrust and dislike of Smith, who leaves, and meets and seduces Strozzi's mistress, Lucy ( Alexandra Powers).
Smith agrees to his offer and meets Giorgio Carmonte ( Michael Imperioli), son of a prominent Chicago mobster who is monitoring Strozzi's activities in Jericho. Strozzi is eager to wipe out his rivals, and is hiring anyone who can fight to build up his gang. Learning of Finn's death, Fredo Strozzi ( Ned Eisenberg), the head of Jericho's Italian gang, offers Smith a job in his outfit. Smith departs and returns to the hotel bar, much to the surprise of Jericho's residents. He then goes to Doyle's headquarters and challenges Finn to a duel, which Smith wins with alarming speed. Instead, Smith walks to the town hotel, run by Joe Monday ( William Sanderson), gets a drink and a room, and arms himself. Stranded and with no money to get his car fixed, Smith goes to see Sheriff Ed Galt ( Bruce Dern) the cowardly Galt refuses to help him. They warn him against staring at "Doyle's property" and smash up his car. Moments later, a group of Irish mobsters, led by Finn ( Patrick Kilpatrick), surround Smith's car.
As he arrives, a young woman named Felina ( Karina Lombard) crosses the street, catching Smith's eye. Of course, fans would notice the stark difference and the producers say they were ready for a backlash.In Prohibition-era Texas, a wanderer named John Smith ( Bruce Willis) drives his Ford Model A Coupe into the small bordertown of Jericho. One obvious distinction is that McCook is blonde while Ephraim is a brunette. Apart from being namesakes (coincidence much?), the two actresses don’t really have much in common, at least where physical appearances are concerned. So, that’s how Molly McCook replaced Molly Ephraim. This left the producers with no choice but to look for a replacement. Her numerous screen engagements meant she simply couldn’t be available to film the sitcom. When Fox swooped in a year later in 2017, it was a little too late to get Ephraim to pick up from where she had left off in her role as Mandy Baxter. Well, according to show producers, the talented actress moved on to other gigs after ABC said it wouldn’t renew Last Man Standing after the sixth season. So, why did Molly Ephraim stop featuring on the popular family sitcom? Early fans of the show will remember that Alexander Krosney, who played Kristen Baxter, the oldest of Mike Baxter’s three daughters, was swapped for Amanda Fuller in season 2. This wasn’t the first time the main cast members had been replaced. In her stead was Molly McCook, who we can’t help but notice doesn’t resemble Ephraim in the least. However, one face was conspicuously missing-that of Molly Ephraim who played the ditzy Mandy Baxter. A post shared by Last Man Standing our favorite family back on screen was definitely a relief.
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