Penguin's Umbrella

"**Penguin's Umbrella**"
"Penguin's Umbrella"
Gotham episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 7
Directed by	Rob Bailey
Written by	Bruno Heller
Production code	4X6657
Original air date	November 3, 2014
Guest appearances
	David Zayas as Salvatore "Sal" Maroni; Richard Kind as Mayor Aubrey James; Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean; Jeremy Davidson as Nikolai; Makenzie Leigh as Liza; Danny Mastrogiorgio as Frankie Carbone; Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz; Mekia Cox as Dr. Thawson;
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"Penguin's Umbrella" is the seventh episode of the television series Gotham. It premiered on FOX on November 3, 2014 and was written by series developer Bruno Heller, and directed by Rob Bailey. In this episode, the mob war escalates while Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) reveals a new component of his manipulative strategy, forcing Gordon (Ben McKenzie) to deal with the consequences of his decision to spare Penguin's life.

The episode was watched by 6.63 million viewers, an improvement over the previous episode and received critical acclaim from critics, praising the deviation of the "villain of the week" concept.