Boardwalk Empire
A Return to Normalcy
Season 1, Episode 12 · Aired 2010-12-05
Synopsis
Nucky faces Election Day in Atlantic City and pulls out all the stops to keep power in Republican hands. Torrio brokers a discussion between Nucky and Rothstein to resolve their growing gang war, as well as Rothstein's looming federal indictment over the World Series. Both Jimmy and Eli voice their growing resentment towards Nucky, and find they have an ally in the equally embittered Commodore. Van Alden seeks a sign on whether or not to leave Atlantic City, but receives unexpected news from Lucy. Margaret weighs new information about Nucky's first marriage and her uncertain future to make a final decision on her role in his life.
In the series
This episode is part of Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) on HBO.
Prohibition Atlantic City — Nucky Thompson’s empire in Scorsese-sheen.
Key cast
- Steve Buscemi as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson
- Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
- Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden
- Shea Whigham as Eli Thompson
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Chalky White