Viper (Gotham)

"**Viper**"
"Viper"
Gotham episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 5
Directed by	Tim Hunter
Written by	Rebecca Perry Cutter
Production code	4X6655
Original air date	October 20, 2014
Guest appearances
	David Zayas as Salvatore "Sal" Maroni; Makenzie Leigh as Liza; Danny Mastrogiorgio as Frankie Carbone; Daniel London as Stan Potolsky; Kett Turton as Benny; Genevieve Hudson-Price as Charmagne; Peter Maloney as Isaac Steiner; Sharon Washington as Molly Mathis; Jeremy Davidson as Nikolai; Margaret Colin as Taylor Reece;
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"Viper" is the fifth episode of the television series Gotham. It premiered on FOX on October 20, 2014 and was written by Rebecca Perry Cutter and directed by Tim Hunter. In the episode, detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bullock (Donal Logue) are investigating a new street drug that causes euphoria and then death. Meanwhile, Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) works his way deeper into Maroni’s (David Zayas) inner circle and Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) continues to plot to take down Falcone (John Doman).

The episode was watched by 6.09 million viewers but received mixed reviews, mostly for lack of character development.