Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself exiled to Tulsa after spending 25 years in the clink, and he immediately forces his way into the weed business and takes a piece of the action from Bodhi’s Higher Plane marijuana store. Afterward, Dwight’s much younger love interest, Stacy Beale introduces herself at Mitch’s bar. And Stallone loves the unorthodox nature of “The General” and Stacy’s relationship.
“Dwight is just lonely,” Stallone said in an interview with Decider. “That’s it. Here’s this girl who is like a gangster herself. Her confidence and toughness make Dwight go, ‘Wow, this is unusual.'” “The General” enjoys a beer in Mitch’s Bred-2-Buck when Stacy’s complaining soon turns to flirting. After protecting Stacy and her friends at a party, Dwight takes Beale back to his hotel room, and they sleep together.
“What I really thought stood out about the morning after they met is that Dwight gets put down,” Stallone continued. “She dumps him! That’s unexpected because you think this mafioso would be, ‘Get lost, sweetheart,’ but it’s just the opposite. I loved that.” Stacy freaks out when she discovers Dwight is 75 years old, but the ATF agent has no idea at that point her rendezvous was with a mafia capo. Dwight and Stacy’s relationship becomes increasingly more complicated with each episode. But the “Tulsa King” season finale, “Happy Trails,” ensures that any possibility of a happily-ever-after won’t happen until at least Season 2.
