Boardwalk Empire

Season Two Premiere. 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.

Nucky eyes betrayal in his inner circle; Jimmy weighs an alliance in New York

Nucky calls in a favor as tensions with the Commodore escalate; Owen Slater proves his worth; Lucy chafes at her loneliness

Nucky considers a risky legal gambit, and forges an unlikely liquor alliance; Gillian tends to the Commodore.

After paying lip service to his enemies, Nucky introduces a surprise guest speaker at a Memorial Day dedication for war veterans. With his options dwindling, Eli questions his allegiances, but ends up digging himself a deeper hole. Nucky gets a new lawyer; Jimmy is taught a painful lesson by a Commodore crony; Richard goes hunting deep in the forest.

Nucky orchestrates a risky liquor delivery in Philadelphia; Attorney General Daugherty faces a quandary that could complicate Nucky's case; Jimmy finds a new mentor in Leander Whitlock, the Commodore's longtime lawyer; Margaret confesses her sins; Lucy struggles in solitude, while Van Alden wrestles with his conscience.

Jimmy faces a decision with long-term consequences; Margaret has a family reunion; Nelson defers to a new prosecutor; Owen settles a score.

On advice from Arnold Rothstein, Nucky changes course; Jimmy flexes his muscles at Mickey Doyle's expense.

While Nucky barters in Ireland, Jimmy eyes an alcohol supply close to home.

Nucky undercuts Jimmy's bootlegging initiative; tensions escalate among striking workers and employers on the boardwalk.

With Margaret pondering the consequences of sin, Nucky prepares her for a worst-case scenario as Esther Randolph plays out her trump cards. Jimmy revisits his college days with Angela and Gillian; Mickey Doyle chafes at sharing his liquor profits; Eli refuses to cop a plea; and Nelson's past comes back to haunt him, tipping the scale in Nucky's favor.

Season Two Finale. With Nucky's trial looming, Jimmy looks to make amends. After weighing an offer from Esther Randolph, Margaret makes a decision that will change the course of her future--and Nucky's.