As one of the clubs First 9, Piney Winston spent the first few seasons serving as a counterpoint to other First 9 member and then-current leader Clay Morrow. Believing Jax to be the leader the club truly needed, Piney eventually learned of Clays hand in Donnas murder, grew disgusted by the clubs involvement in drug running and even rightfully surmised that Clay was behind the death of Jaxs father and original club leader John Teller. After Piney threatened Clay with the suggestion that he would tell the club all about John Tellers desire to avoid gun running and the truth surrounding his death, Clay murdered Piney in his own cabin before arranging the scene to appear as though it was a cartel hit. Throughout the series, Clay had done a number of increasingly dastardly things, but had somehow managed to remain endearing due to his devotion to the club and through Ron Perlmans natural charm. However, with the murder of Piney a character that viewers had spent four seasons getting to know Clay turned a corner for many fans, finally revealing the monster he could truly be and setting into motion a domino effect that continued right through the series' final season, even after Clay himself was no longer in the picture.
Writer, film enthusiast, part-time gamer and watcher of (mostly) good television located on the fringe of Los Angeles, who now has his own website at www.highdefgeoff.com!
