WWJD: What Would've Judith Done?

Frank J. Wilson begins Undercover Man: He Trapped Capone with respect and admiration for his wife Judith.

"There are some things you can tell a woman and some things you can't. When my wife and I started out for Chicago all I said was, 'Judith, I'm after a fellow named Curly Brown. The government says we've got to put him away.' If I'd told her that Curly Brown was an alias, a kind of nom de goon of Scarface Al Capone, she'd have turned the car right around and made me take up some respectable trade like piano tuning."

Women are often underestimated in their strength and ability to endure stressful situations. Granted, it's the little things that we tend to break down over, such as finding the chocolate bar (that we weren't supposed to eat anyway because we're on a diet this week) melted in our purse. That's the dainty straw that broke the camels back.

My guess is, Judith was a fierce woman that stood beside her man, not behind him. It takes a strong woman to love a man that serves our country. Had Wilson told his wife the situation, I'm sure she would've grabbed her gun (I'd be surprised if she didn't have one) and said something along the lines of, "let's go put the Cap in Capone, hot stuff."

Men, don't underestimate us. While we revel in the safety and comfort you provide, a man who stands in front of a woman does nothing more than block her view.

There's also a chance that Frank knew his wife well and I'm just projecting my beliefs on to her. She might have very well turned that car around and made her husband take up piano tuning, and that's just fine too.