Little Pinto

Picture by CalGal

From: The Wild Wild West, season 2, episode The Night of the Poisonous Posey

Portrayed by: H.M. Wynant

Age: Unknown (thirties, probably)

Alignment: Unrepentantly bad

Little Pinto must have been given the moniker "little" in that tongue-in-cheek sort of way; he's six feet.

Dangerous, deadly, and unequivocally devoted to the study of inflicting pain, Pinto is one of Lucrece Posey's six regional leaders in her vision of worldwide organized crime. He is a man of few words, most likely plotting the continuing takeover of crime and how to best torture whoever gets in his way next. It may be too easy to forget how treacherously sharp this character must be; as one of the six regional leaders, he has to be highly intelligent as well as cruel.

He also seems to have a crush on Lucrece Posey. Out of all the gang members, he is constantly polite and gracious to her by standing and pulling out her chair for her. Only one other does this at all, but only Pinto is consistent in doing it.

Born Peter Bowen, Pinto grew up on a ranch and learned about the care of cattle and horses. He was a colorful, dangerous sort, always making sure to "take care of" anyone who got in his way, and to do it in the most colorful (and likely painful) of ways. He was fired from quite a few jobs before being noticed by Lucrece Posey, who had a vision of consolidated crime. She took a liking to him, and he to her, and they formed a lasting agreement. He became her second-in-command as they collected the other men who would round out the board.

They settled in Justice, Nevada, making the funeral home over into a front for their hideout. Whenever the other regional leaders spread to the four corners of the Earth, Pinto remained, having claimed the West as his territory. Lucrece remained as well, at their headquarters, and they began to form a relationship.

Despite being killed by Jim West during a fight in the Justice ice house, Pinto is revived by Dr. Faustina to cause more mayhem and destruction. The doctor wonders how he, as well as his cohorts, will react to being alive again and whether they will continue their pursuit of crime. Every one of them goes on with his life exactly as before, although they are shaken to various degrees at having been dead. Pinto is the least bothered and is instead intrigued.

Pinto likes the present-day world, but completely jeers at the idea that a double of his, Deputy District Attorney Gregory Sampson, is thoroughly devoted to law and justice.

He also does not get along well with his other counterpart, Coley Rodman. Coley is an intelligent outlaw, but he doesn't have the drive or the vision to be a regional leader of crime as Pinto is. And Coley is nowhere as evil. While Coley has shown decency and a desire not to harm innocent people on more than one occasion, Pinto never displays any such behavior. Pinto is bad to the bone, but there is still hope for Coley Rodman.

Pinto is fascinated by both the similarities and the differences between him and Coley, and takes Coley prisoner upon his arrival in 2012. Drawing on what he learned from Dr. Faustina, he wants to see if he can revive someone from the dead. To do that, he has to make them dead first. He tortures Coley with electrocution in between forcing a discussion, then tries to give him a fatal charge. Coley survives, however, and manages to knock out Pinto and escape.

Pinto has one major weakness: his feelings for Lucrece Posey. While she is the only person he truly cares for, he knows that she cares little for him other than as one of the key elements in her plan. She needs him for it to work, but also recognizes his feelings and is open to carrying on a romantic relationship with him on the side. However, it's mainly to entertain and satisfy herself and not out of any reciprocation of his feelings. Pinto knows this, yet is unendingly loyal. Perhaps, even, he finds her motivation part of her charm and likes it fine that way.

Or perhaps, both Pinto and Lucrece are mistaken. Pinto begins to suspect that she does truly care for him, after they have an argument concerning his death. He finally draws this truth from her and eventually proposes marriage. She accepts, and they marry on Christmas Eve of 2012.

They live in both times, even bringing their son Peter to the present-day on many occasions. They have also met and are close to their great-great-grandson, Lucius Bowen, a career criminal-turned-U.N.C.L.E. agent.