4. Blue Bell Boy — Episode — Boardwalk Empire

4. Blue Bell Boy

After tracking down a liquor thief, Nucky and Owen end up spending a long night hiding out from the Feds with the precocious perp. In his boss' absence, Mickey makes a routing call that will have far reaching consequences. Margaret encounters a familiar face while promoting Dr. Mason's classes at the new woman's clinic. In Chicago, Capone's feud with O'Banion heats up.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Owen's increasingly prominent role in the bootlegging operation is resented by Nucky when they both end up hiding out in the house of a precocious liquor thief. Capone, whose son is being bullied at school, takes out his frustrations on one of O'Banion's men. Charlie Luciano sits down with Masseria, who muscles a high tax on Lucky's growing business and tells him to be wary of his Jewish partners. Mickey receives a menacing phone call from Rothstein. Ignoring Nucky's instructions and Eli, not to transport liquor through Tabor Heights, leads to grave consequences.

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