BOARDWALK EMPIRE: THE OLD SHIP OF ZION (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, Dunn continues his covert work for Narcisse as Tolliver, growing exasperated with his agents' useless "anecdotes" about Nucky's bootlegger associates, learns that Nucky's own nephew was involved in – and then abruptly exonerated from – his classmate's bizarre death. Back in Atlantic City, Nucky sternly tells Willie that he "has to move forward" from his current predicament with school and his father. Chalky is oblivious to the congregation's stares as he adoringly watches Daughter Maitland sing at Deacon Cuffy's funeral; Nucky is taken aback when Sally suddenly arrives in New Jersey unannounced and seems disinterested in resuming their affair. Mayor Bader shares an awkward chat with Willie and frets to Nucky about Cuffy's shocking murder and other strife in Harlem, reminding him that he desperately needs the "colored vote."

Chalky and his men burst into one of Narcisse's drug dens, and a quick-thinking Dunn immediately murders the ringleader, Moses, to conceal his own duplicity. Tolliver sits down with Clayton Davies and demands information on Willie. Nucky visits the Onyx Club to remind Chalky to keep his "house in order" in order to avoid unwanted attention from the authorities. Noticing that Mickey seems to have set his sights on Sally, a jealous Nucky convinces her to stay at his hotel, and Willie uncomfortably overhears their nocturnal reunion. Narcisse stages a pro-"Libyan" play of his own invention, "Ominira," but the production is interrupted by Chalky, who defiantly sets several packages of Narcisse's heroin on fire in front of a large crowd. Later, Narcisse visits a "melancholy" Daughter Maitland and ominously informs her that she and Chalky will be joined by another visitor that evening. Willie and Sally have an insightful chat, after which Willie informs his uncle that he "wants to learn how things work" and, essentially, join his criminal enterprise.

Sally heads back to Florida with a significant cut of the latest booze shipment, and Eli finds himself trapped by Tolliver and Selby, who blackmail him with their knowledge of Willie's crime and demand that he help them to bring his brother down. Unaware of this, Nucky sends Willie off to "keep his eyes and ears open" in Mayor Bader's office, gifting him with a copy of "Ragged Dick" as he goes. Chalky and Daughter Maitland's evening together turns unexpectedly emotional as she sings for him, but they are interrupted by Dunn, who claims that Narcisse murdered Cuffy and is now using Daughter Maitland to manipulate him. Chalky, having figured out that his turncoat pal has come to murder him on Narcisse's orders, furiously attacks him. Dunn nearly kills him, but Daughter Maitland stabs him in the back and saves Chalky's life, revealing that she is finally reconsidering her dark alliance with Narcisse. Elsewhere, Eli returns home to find Willie entertaining the family, and he quietly accepts his son's apology.

Details

• NETWORK: HBO
• DATE: 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:57:50
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: 137384
• GENRE: Drama, historical
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; Prohibition; Crime and criminals
• SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 2010-2014
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Mark Wahlberg … Executive Producer
• Stephen Levinson … Executive Producer
• Martin Scorsese … Executive Producer
• Tim Van Patten … Executive Producer, Director
• Terence Winter … Executive Producer, Created by
• Howard Korder … Executive Producer, Writer
• Eugene Kelly … Co-Executive Producer
• Eric Overmeyer … 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
• Stewart Lerman … Original Music Producer
• Vivian Connolly … Visual Effects Executive Producer
• Parker Chehak … Visual Effects Producer
• Rebecca Dunn … Visual Effects Producer
• Christina Graff … Visual Effects Producer
• Tom Bayer … Visual Effects Producer
• Rubén Sanz … Visual Effects Producer
• Cristine Chambers … Writer
• Nelson Johnson … Based on the book by
• 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
• Patricia Arquette … Cast, Sally Wheet
• Brian Geraghty … Cast, Agent Warren Knox / Jim Tolliver
• Ben Rosenfeld … Cast, William "Willie" Thompson
• Erik LaRay Harvey … Cast, Dunn Purnsley
• Kevin O'Rourke … Cast, Mayor Edward Bader
• Ty Michael Robinson … Cast, Samuel Crawford
• Dionne Audain … Cast, Mrs. Tremaine - North Side Resident
• Margot Bingham … Cast, Daughter Maitland
• Surya Botofasina … Cast, Mr. Coates, Onyx Club Pianist
• Mike Britt … Cast, Moses
• Owen Campbell … Cast, Clayton Davies
• Justiin Davis … Cast, Lester White
• Drena De Niro … Cast, Negrablanca
• Noel Dinneen … Cast, Mickey's Warehouse Guard #2
• Loren Dunn … Cast, Ben Hoffman
• Venida Evans … Cast, Ada Monroe
• Lola Eve Freidenstine … Cast, Anne Thompson
• Madeline Getty … Cast, Nora Thompson
• Emma Holzer … Cast, Edith Thompson
• Christina Jackson … Cast, Maybelle White
• Irungu Mutu … Cast, Africanus
• Charlie Plummer … Cast, Michael Thompson
• Horace V. Rogers … Cast, Deacon Markham
• Nisi Sturgis … Cast, June Thompson
• Dominique Swift … Cast, Adeline White
• Natalie Wachen … Cast, Lenore White
• Jacob A. Ware … Cast, Agent Selby
• Tommar Wilson … Cast, Carter, Onyx Club Bartender
• Brandon Zumsteg … Cast, Brian Thompson
• Gregory Abbey … Cast
• Narada Campbell … Cast
• Ananias J. Dixon … Cast
• Tyson Hall … Cast
• Jacob H. Knoll … Cast
• Aaron Krohn … Cast