Wasn’t that the opening scene from Ep1, season 1 though?
Season 4, not 1.
That was pretty daft, complete red herring with no payoff. It’s like they changed their minds about its significance as they were going along.
The only thing I gleaned from that was that the Byrdes were invincible which is some justification.
That was the point they were trying to make – dirty money and its politics always wins in America. There is no justice, and it corrupts downwards through the generations.
I can understand it being dissatisfying if you’re looking for characters to get what they deserve in dramas.