The Six Ungraspables

"The Six Ungraspables"
Fargo episode
Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman, center) finds himself trapped in a prison cell with Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard, right) and Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg).
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 5
Directed by	Colin Bucksey
Written by	Noah Hawley
Featured music	Jeff Russo
Production code	XFO01005
Original air date	May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
Running time	50 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Bob Odenkirk as Bill Oswalt Keith Carradine as Lou Solverson Oliver Platt as Stavros Milos Gordon S. Miller as Dmitri Milos Adam Goldberg as Mr. Numbers Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench Kelly Holden Bashar as Pearl Nygaard Shawn Doyle as Vern Thurman Julie Ann Emery as Ida Thurman Joey King as Greta Grimly Gary Valentine as Deputy Knudsen Chantal Perron as Cindy Byron Noble as Ari Ziskind Barry Flatman as Wally
Episode chronology
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"The Six Ungraspables" is the fifth episode of the FX anthology series Fargo. It was written by series creator and showrunner Noah Hawley and directed by Colin Bucksey. The title refers to the Zen Buddhist kōan known as The Six Ungraspables.

In the episode, Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman), trapped in a prison cell with the hitmen Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard) and Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg) after the events of the previous episode, finally reveals that the man the duo is after is Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton). Meanwhile, Malvo, while continuing his scheme of blackmailing Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt), might be looking for revenge after Officer Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks) arrested him in the previous episode.

"The Six Ungraspables" received critical acclaim, and was seen by 1.60 million viewers.

The episodes starts with a flashback on how Lester Nygaard obtained the gun which eventually was used by Lorne Malvo to kill the officer during Lester's arrest at his own home.

While in jail, Mr. Wrench and Mr. Numbers obtain Malvo's name from Lester. They are released but Lester, whose hand has become severely infected after being hit by one of the shot gun pellets that Malvo fired at Chief Thurman, is taken to the hospital. Molly Solverson rides in the ambulance and tries to get more information from Lester, though he is slightly delirious. She presents her evidence to Chief Oswalt, who is beginning to realize that all the recent events are related.