Patrick "Rabbi" Milligan is a character in Fargo Season 4. He is the son of Yiddles Milligan, the leader of the Milligan Concern mob, later adopted by the Fadda family.
Overview[]
The adopted son of Donatello Fadda, "Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan," is muscle for the Fadda Crime Family. His life is a testament to simplicity and practicality. Rabbi asks no favors and offers none in return.
History[]
Life with the Moskowitzes and Betraying His Family[]
Born in Ireland, Partick Milligan was brought to Kansas City as a small child in 1920. He spent most of his childhood living in rival mob families. The idea of exchanging youngest sons was that this would keep the peace between the factions. In 1920, Patrick was part of an exchange between the Milligans and the Moskowitz Syndicate. He was sent to live with the Moskowitzes while Ari Moskowitz was sent to live with the Milligans. After spending 8 years there, he helped his family of origin take out the Moskowitzes and assume power. After the assault, Yiddles made Patrick execute his Jewish counterpart, Ari Moskowitz.
In 1934, a new faction came to town, the Fadda Family from Italy. Another exchange was made, but instead of sending his youngest son, Yiddles sent Rabbi again. In exchange, Josto Fadda was sent to the Milligans. After three years have passed, Rabbi helped the Fadda Family take out the Milligans, even personally killing his own father.
Although never pointed out directly, there are few implications that Rabbi was sexually abused as a child by his father Yiddles. Josto Fadda reveals in the conversation with Oraetta that Yiddles was a pedophile and molested him during his stay at the Milligans.[1] When Loy Cannon judges Rabbi for handing over his father, Rabbi answers, "You don't know nothing."[2]
Caring for Satchel[]
When the Cannon Limited came to town, another exchange took place. Zero Fadda was sent to live with Cannons, who send Satchel Cannon to live with Faddas. Rabbi encouraged Zero, telling him to be who he needed to be without forgetting who he is.[3] Rabbi was the one who care of Satchel during his entire stay at Faddas, making sure he is not only safe but also receiving education, and reassuring him when he expressed that he wanted to go home.
When Loy came to see Satchel for a scheduled visit, Rabbi brought him out and assured Loy that Satchel was entirely in his care and was well-cared for.[4]
Disloyalty to Gaetano[]
Gaetano, wanting to seize power from his brother, Josto, decided to test Rabbi's loyalty to their family. He sent Constant Calamita to take Rabbi for a special mission. Calamita drove them to Lemuel's college and then Rabbi understood that he was meant to shoot at Lemuel and his bodyguard and kill them. However, he refused, so Calamita fired on their car himself, but didn't hit either of them. Rabbi had realized the order didn't come from Josto, but Gaetano, and got out of the car to walk home.[5]
Rabbi went to Josto to ask him about the hit on Lemuel and Josto confirmed that he didn't order it. He was angry that Gaetano was trying to take it over and ordered Rabbi to spy on the others for him. Later, he was confronted by Loy and his men, who knew he was involved in the shooting. He said nothing to Loy except that he was protecting Loy's son. Loy told him that if anything happened to either of his boys, he'd feed Rabbi to some pigs, which rabbi agreed was fair.[6]
Josto told Rabbi he believed Gaetano would go home soon and things would go back to normal, but Rabbi knew that wasn't true. In light of the tension between the factions, Rabbi prepared Satchel, telling him to vanish when the shooting started. Rabbi later went with Josto to visit the Cannon men in jail. After Josto left, he told them he would keep Satchel safe and told them the rest of them would die.[7]
Fleeing Kansas City and Death[]
"I never got to choose. A child soldier—that's what they made me. But that's not gonna happen to you." (Rabbi to Satchel)
While he was helping Satchel with his studies, Rabbi was called away. As usual, he told Satchel that if he didn't return, he was dead or in jail. He then went to the club to meet Josto. Unbeknownst to him, Antoon was sent to kill Satchel in his absence. Josto gave Rabbi orders, but what he said made Rabbi realize they were planning to kill Satchel, so he defied orders and went after Antoon and Satchel instead. When he found them, he killed Antoon and fled with Satchel after telling him that they had to leave, but that he could return when the dust settled if he chose to.[8] Rabbi and Satchel drove to Liberal, Kansas, where they found lodging in a hotel split into two halves by warring sisters. Once he got Satchel settled into the room, Rabbi went out to retrieve some money he had stored in a shop nearby. However, when he went to the shop, he found it had been sold and remodeled. He went back to the hotel, where they had dinner and spent a restless night. The next day, Rabbi returned to the shop and retrieved what was left of the money from the new owners. He then told Satchel they were leaving after dinner instead of staying another night as planned. When he learned that it was Satchel's birthday, Rabbi decided to head to a nearby filling station to buy him something sweet as a treat. However, at the filling station, he was confronted by Calamita, who shot him before they were both picked up by a passing tornado.[9]
Behind the Scenes[]
Episode appearances[]
Season 4[]
- 401 - "Welcome to the Alternate Economy"
- 402 - "The Land of Taking and Killing"
- 403 - "Raddoppiarlo"
- 404 - "The Pretend War"
- 405 - "The Birthplace of Civilization"
- 406 - "Camp Elegance"
- 407 - "Lay Away" (archive voice only)
- 408 - "The Nadir" (mentioned only)
- 409 - "East/West"
Trivia[]
The IMDB lists the ages for Rabbi/Patrick in the flashbacks as 7, 12, and 15/17. The Trade with the Fadda was specified as 1934, which would make him only 31 in 1950. Same with Josto Fadda. However the actors playing the adult versions in 1950 are both 40 years old, which makes it confusing if that was an oversight or on purpose.
Murders committed[]
Committed by Milligan[]
- Ari Moskowitz - Shot.
- Yiddles Milligan - Shot. ("Welcome to the Alternate Economy")
- Fadda guard - Shot in the chest. ("Camp Elegance")
- Antoon Dumini - Shot through the back. ("Camp Elegance")
References[]
| Season 4 characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Loy Cannon • Oraetta Mayflower • Josto Fadda • Rabbi Milligan • Odis Weff • Gaetano Fadda • Ethelrida Pearl Smutny • Thurman Smutny • Dibrell Smutny • Leon Bittle • Lemuel Cannon • Omie Sparkman • Opal Rackley • Ebal Violante • Constant Calamita • David Harvard • Zelmare Roulette |
| Recurring | Doctor Senator • Donatello Fadda • Antoon Dumini • Dick Wickware • Swanee Capps • Mort Kellerman • Lionel "Happy" Halloway • Paolo Endrizzi • Buel Cannon • Satchel Cannon • Joe Bulo |
| All characters | |