You make an interesting point about Pierce and Marshall using the same banker. Do you recall the banker's name?
I am not here to defend Marshall. I just don't think shooting up someone's house is the way to go. Why didn't all of Marshall's victims go to the RCMP or are they (where they) on his payroll, too?
Agree that out of the 3 (Marshall, Smid, Holland), Marshall's by far the brightest.
The Talley situation can't be explained. Marshall had no contacts in Santa Barbara. Smid's buddy, Eade, is the one with contacts there.