BOARDWALK EMPIRE: RESIGNATION (TV)
Summary
One in this historical drama series based on the nonfiction book by Nelson Johnson about the gangsters and bootleggers who rose to power in Atlantic City during the years of Prohibition.
In this episode, Van Alden, a.k.a. Mueller, continues working for Dean O'Banion, delivering both flowers and stern demands for money, and O'Banion instructs him to make sure that the Capones remain in Cicero and out of Chicago. In Plover, Emma tells Richard about her all-too-brief marriage and widowhood and inquires if he plans to stay with her for good. He seems to consider this when he finds that she is dangerously behind on her bills. Eddie Kessler grows increasingly defensive as Nucky notices his dwindling physical abilities; as Chalky proudly shows off the Onyx Club to his future son-in-law's haughty parents, Dunn admits that he still hasn't located Alma Pastor. Nucky arrives at Bader's groundbreaking ceremony and demands his usual cut, and though Bader tries to protest that the construction project is entirely the diocese's, Eddie grandly reminds him that Nucky is "all that there is" in Atlantic City.
Richard travels to Milwaukee and confronts Dolph Liebling, whom Carl Billings has paid him to kill, along with his men. But when Liebling confirms that he has a family, Richard cannot bring himself to go through with the assassination. Fred Elliot introduces Nucky and Eli to Agent Sawicki's replacement, Knox, who "jokingly" promises to enforce the laws of Prohibition. Van Alden frets about money when he learns how much Sigrid has spent in an attempt to fix up their dismal house; Chalky is surprised to meet the sinister and erudite Dr. Valentin Narcisse, who arrives at the Onyx Club with Alma in tow and observes that his fellow "Libyans" are permitted to work at, but not patronize, the club. He reveals that the "missing" Pastor was his employee, but Chalky stubbornly refuses to explain the encounter with Dunn. Eddie delivers Bader's payment and then gravely announces his resignation, feeling that Nucky does not truly appreciate his longtime loyalty; Nucky promises to demonstrate genuine respect for his valet.
In Wisconsin, Richard is heartbroken at the prospect of euthanizing their elderly dog, Samson, and tells Emma that he "doesn't want any more of it." Van Alden visits the Capones and awkwardly relates O'Banion's message; Chalky learns that Narcisse "owns a piece of" all of his performers and intends to bring the Onyx Club to a complete standstill until the Pastor matter is resolved. Nucky acts as mediator as Alma falsely describes being raped by Dunn and watching as he murdered her husband. Chalky is outraged when Nucky agrees to cut Narcisse in for 10 percent of the Onyx to settle the matter. Gaston Means reports that Knox is apparently trustworthy, and Van Alden finds himself in the midst of a brawl when the Capones burst in on a political rally to "persuade" the local voters to see their point of view. Elliot discovers that he has gravely underestimated young Agent Knox, who is revealed to be loyal to the Bureau of Investigation after all – and to J. Edgar Hoover himself. Alma thanks Narcisse for his assistance and suggests that she would like to see Dunn lynched; but Narcisse, suspicious of her scheme and disgusted by her willingness to "dilute" the races, has her killed. Nucky more or less promotes Eddie as he tasks him with hiding Bader's money. Back in Plover, Billings catches up with Richard and executes Liebling himself. Elsewhere, the press is stunned when Alma's corpse is discovered on Bader's construction site.
Details
- NETWORK: HBO
- DATE: November 30, 1999 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:54
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 137378
- GENRE: Drama, historical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; Crime and criminals; Prohibition
- SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 2010-2014
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Stephen Levinson … Executive Producer
- Mark Wahlberg … Executive Producer
- Martin Scorsese … Executive Producer
- Tim Van Patten … Executive Producer
- Terence Winter … Executive Producer, Created by
- Howard Korder … Executive Producer, Writer
- Eugene Kelly … Co-Executive Producer
- Rick Yorn … Producer
- Joseph E. Iberti … Producer
- Brad Carpenter … Co-Producer
- Pepper O'Brien … Co-Producer
- John Flavin … Associate Producer
- Russ Hammonds … Associate Producer
- Dennis Lehane … Consulting Producer, Writer
- Stewart Lerman … Original Music Producer
- Vivian Connolly … Visual Effects Executive Producer
- Parker Chehak … Visual Effects Producer
- Christina Graff … Visual Effects Producer
- Tom Reagan … Visual Effects Producer
- Rebecca Dunn … Visual Effects Producer
- Rachel Berry … Associate Visual Effects Producer
- Krysten Pollard … Associate Visual Effects Producer
- Alik Sakharov … Director
- Nelson Johnson … Based on the book by
- Pat Birch … Choreographer
- Steve Buscemi … Cast, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- Kelly Macdonald … Cast, Margaret Rohan
- Michael Shannon … Cast, Nelson Van Alden / George Mueller
- Shea Wigham … Cast, Eli Thompson
- Michael Stuhlbarg … Cast, Arnold Rothstein
- Stephen Graham … Cast, Al Capone
- Vincent Piazza … Cast, Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
- Michael Kenneth Williams … Cast, Albert "Chalky" White
- Anthony Laciura … Cast, Eddie Kessler
- Paul Sparks … Cast, Mickey Doyle
- Jack Huston … Cast, Richard Harrow
- Ron Livingston … Cast, Roy Phillips
- Jeffrey Wright … Cast, Dr. Valentin Narcisse
- Gretchen Mol … Cast, Gillian Darmody
- Stephen Root … Cast, Gaston Means
- Brian Geraghty … Cast, Agent Knox
- Domenick Lombardozzi … Cast, Ralph Capone
- Erik LaRay Harvey … Cast, Dunn Purnsley
- Peter McRobbie … Cast, Frederick Elliot
- Kevin O'Rourke … Cast, Edward Bader
- Eric Ladin … Cast, J. Edgar Hoover
- Arron Shiver … Cast, Dean O'Banion
- Morgan Spector … Cast, Frank Capone
- Ty Michael Robinson … Cast, Samuel Crawford
- Sean Cullen … Cast, Carl Billings
- Jo Armeniox … Cast, Alma Pastor
- Thomas Endres … Cast, Philadelphia Enquirer Reporter
- DeWitt Fleming Jr. … Cast, Tap Dancer #1
- Karida Griffith … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #4
- Jared Grimes … Cast, Tap Dancer #2
- Afra Hines … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #5
- Christina Jackson … Cast, Maybelle White
- Peter Francis James … Cast, Oliver Crawford
- Will Janowitz … Cast, Hymie Weiss
- Stephen Paul Johnson … Cast, Dolph Liebling
- Rick Kain … Cast, Ira Carroll
- Ed Moran … Cast, Agent Pearl
- Celestine Rae … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #11
- Allen Lewis Rickman … Cast, George Baxter
- G. Michelle Robinson … Cast, Mrs. Crawford
- Christiane Seidel … Cast, Sigrid Mueller
- Natalie Wachen … Cast, Lenore White
- Katherine Waterston … Cast, Emma Harrow
- Noel Wilson … Cast, Ward Boss #2
- Chloe Arnold … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #1
- Maud Arnold … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #2
- Jennifer Bowles … Cast, Dancer
- Jonathan Brody … Cast, Reporter
- Brittany Engel-Adams … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #3
- Nicole J. Johnson … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #6
- Jennifer Jones … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #7
- Natalia Lepore Hagan … Cast, Onyx Club Patron
- Amelia Rowe … Cast, Onyx Club Patron
- Marla McReynolds … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #8
- Erin Moore … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #9
- Jae Ponder … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #10
- Jennifer Rias … Cast, Onyx Club Dancer #12
- Clifton Samuels … Cast, Onyx Club Patron
- Jeffrey Scott Stevens … Cast, Onyx Club Patron
- Kwabena Ampofo … Cast
- Munro M. Bonnell … Cast
- Ross DeGraw … Cast
- Nore Davis … Cast
- Thaddeus McCants … Cast
- Leajato Robinson … Cast