IN THE LATE 1920'S, THE FRANKLIN MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT COMPANY SERVED AS THE FRONT FOR THE LARGEST ALCOHOL RING IN THE COUNTRY. MAX "BOO BOO" HOFF AND HIS CRONIES RAN ABOUT 10,000 GALLONS A DAY VIA TRUCK, TRAIN AND BUS. THEIR OPERATION DWARFED EVEN THAT OF AL CAPONE. AFTER PROHIBITION, THE ART OF BAR-TENDING, WHICH HAD GONE INTO HIDING, WAS BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE OF MEN LIKE JERRY "THE PROFESSOR" THOMAS.