Boardwalk Empire | Season 2 | Episode 4

What Does the Bee Do?

TV-MA | 57 MIN

Nucky's attorney might turn the tide in Nucky's election-rigging case. Jimmy and Mickey visit Philadelphia in search of buyers for their liquor surplus while Nucky strikes a deal to get booze into Atlantic City. Eli doubts the Commodore's ability to lead.

1.21

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

2.Ourselves Alone

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

3.A Dangerous Maid

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

4.What Does the Bee Do?

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

5.Gimcrack & Bunkum

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

6.The Age of Reason

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

7.Peg of Old

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

8.Two Boats and a Lifeguard

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

9.Battle of the Century

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.

10.Georgia Peaches

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

11.Under God's Power She Flourishes

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

12.To the Lost

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