![]() ![]() At this point, Nucky has pretty much lost everything - as we find out at the outset of “Two Imposters,” Nucky has figured out that Margaret was in love with Owen, and she and the children have left.Īll Nucky has remaining is his own will to survive, his trusty German manservant Eddie and the hope that he can still rely on his brother Eli Thompson and on his longtime friend Chalky White. “Who’s holding a thousand dollars in his hand?” Nelson asks sexually excited Sigrid.With “Two Imposters,” we finally get the penultimate moments of this titanic clash, but watching Boardwalk Empire suddenly recapture the frantic plot movements that made the previous season such a blast only makes me wish that the last few episodes had been infused with such a sense of immediacy.Īs is to be expected, the episode focuses primarily on Nucky’s last-ditch efforts to thwart Gyp. Then cash-strapped Nelson robs the till before going home to flaunt his stolen money and restored machismo. Nelson doesn’t need to pull the trigger, however, because three hoods whack O’Banion at his flower shop. “Hit me again, you’ll regret it,” warns Nelson, who says he’ll accept $1,000 “for going to work tomorrow and blowing O’Banion’s head off.” Nelson also stands up to Capone after being slapped in the face. “I used to believe in God,” Nelson adds, “but now I don’t believe in anything at all.” ![]() Tired of living a lie, Nelson goes on to admit that he’s an outlaw Prohibition agent and a murderer. “How’s about the truth,” demands O’Banion, suspecting one of his men was gunned down by Nelson. And he can’t take any more bullying from rival gangsters Al Capone (Stephen Graham) and Dean O’Banion (Arron Shiver). “It’s probably the best investment I’ll ever make,” Nucky says, pointing out that lots of people would kill Mickey for free.įinally, Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) can’t take any more nagging from his demanding wife, Sigrid (Christiane Seidel). And for 20 cents on the dollar, Arnold sells the policy to Nucky. In another plot development, Nucky is approached by mobster and gambling addict Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg), whose “bankroll is waning at present.”Īrnold owns a $500,000 life insurance policy on annoying bootlegger Mickey Doyle (Paul Sparks), who’s worth far more dead than alive. Then he proceeds to crush Daughter.ĭespite her brutal injuries, the sexy chanteuse pleads with Chalky to back away from Narcisse. White is alive and you have crushed me,” Narcisse says, tears rolling down his cheeks. PHOTOS: Leading ladies of the fall TV seasonĪny chance of a peaceful resolution explodes, however, when Narcisse pummels jazz singer Daughter Maitland (Margot Bingham) for saving Chalky in an assassination attempt. “Let me talk to him, feel him out, before you do anything,” Nucky urges Chalky. Nucky wants less drama and more cash flow at the club. Valentin Narcisse (Jeffrey Wright).Ĭhalky wants Narcisse killed. And she lies about his cause of death, saying it was a drug overdose when Jimmy was actually shot in the head by gangster Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi).Īs for Nucky, he tries to avoid entanglement in a deadly struggle between Onyx Club operator Chalky White (Michael Kenneth Williams) and Harlem drug kingpin Dr. ![]() ![]() Gillian doesn’t mention her incestuous relationship with Jimmy, however. ![]()
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