Boardwalk Empire | Season 2 | Episode 5

Gimcrack & Bunkum

TV-MA | 50 MIN

A desperate Eli questions his allegiances. Jimmy learns a lesson as Richard goes hunting.

Nucky is rocked by an insurrection among his inner circle, and Chalky's life and livelihood are threatened by a KKK attack.

Nucky deliberates a countermove while trying to learn who betrayed him. Jimmy weighs an alliance with Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano in New York.

Nucky calls in a favor as tensions with the Commodore escalate. Owen intercepts a delivery for casino operator Lolly Steinman, proving his worth.

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

A desperate Eli questions his allegiances. Jimmy learns a lesson as Richard goes hunting.

Nucky orchestrates a risky liquor delivery and faces complications in his federal case. Jimmy finds a new mentor, and Margaret makes a confession.

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

Based on political advice from Arnold Rothstein, Nucky changes course. Jimmy flexes his muscles at Mickey Doyle's expense.

Nucky and Owen meet the IRA leaders with a barter proposition. Back in Atlantic City, Jimmy and his partners broker a deal for medicinal alcohol.

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

Nucky prepares Margaret for a worst-case scenario. Jimmy revisits his college days.

With Nucky's trial looming, Jimmy looks to make amends. After considering Esther Randolph's offer, Margaret changes her future -- and Nucky's.