Margaret Schroeder prepares her son for first communion necessitating a confession of her own to set an example. Nucky refuses to help him, they get into a brutal fight which is broken up by Margaret Schroeder holding a shotgun to Eli's head. Eli visits Nucky at home, desperate to back out of the coup. In return he will repay Daugherty with a day's entertainment. Nucky gets the favor he wanted from Attorney General Harry Daugherty - assistance with his legal troubles.
Jimmy is unable to reassure them, then Jackson Parkhurst strikes Jimmy with his cane, bringing the meeting to an abrupt end. The committee have lost faith in the plan and are concerned by The Commodore's absence. After, Jimmy and Eli Thompson meet with the memorial committee, who are The Commodore's financial backers in the coup against Nucky. On Memorial Day Nucky Thompson and Jimmy Darmody both give successful speeches. Eli frets over the Commodore's ability to lead Margaret doles out staff bonuses Chalky is cornered at work and at home Owen puts his munitions expertise to work Van Alden's agents target Mickey's warehouse Richard lets down his guard in the name of art Gillian recalls her "first time" with the Commodore. Facing a local liquor surplus, Jimmy and Mickey head to Philadelphia in search of buyers, while Nucky strikes an unlikely deal to get booze into Atlantic City. Two sets of dinner guests clash at Babette's Margaret sheds her pretense with Katy and the household staff Lucy chafes at her enforced loneliness.Īt a birthday party for Mayor Bader, Nucky's attorney has a legal brainstorm that could turn the tide in Nuck's election-rigging case. In an effort to prove his worth, Owen intervenes on a delivery intended for struggling casino operator Lolly Steinman. With the Commodore using his Coast Guard connections to put the squeeze on Atlantic City's liquor shipments, Nucky reaches out to Washington's new Attorney General, Harry Daugherty, to return a political favor. Unfortunately for Darmondy, Rothstein decides to pass but Charlie Luciano and Meyer Lansky wait in the wings to pitch their own business proposal for Jimmy over some poker.
In New York, Jimmy decides to expand his business visiting an old adversary Arnold Rothstein for a proposition. While government agents are busy searching for evidence in Nucky's office, Margaret makes a bold choice to help him by disguising herself. Valentines Day starts abruptly for Margaret when she wakes to news of Nucky's arrest for election fraud. Nucky is rocked by an insurrection among his inner circle Chalky's life and livelihood are threatened by a vicious KKK attack Margaret copes with her son's disciplinary problems Angela vies with Gillian for Jimmy's affections at home Van Alden shows his wife Rose around town as an anniversary present. Category:Boardwalk Empire (episode) is a subcategory of Category:Season 1 Episodes. If an episode has its own category it should no longer be listed here but that category should be made a subcategory of this category. A category for articles and categories relating to episodes from the secibd season.