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4. Cuanto

Facing a shared dilemma, Nucky and Margaret find common ground in Atlantic City. Luciano encounters an old adversary while meeting with Capone in Chicago. Sally Wheet makes a payment in Cuba amidst concerns of a grass roots uprising. In 1884, young Nucky shows young Eli how the other half lives, and takes another step up the Commodore's ladder.

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Nucky and Margaret tentatively reconcile to deal with Mrs. Rothstein's threats. Luciano visits Chicago and tries to bring Al Capone into the Italian-only business plan and fails but while there recognizes Van Alden as the prohibition agent from 10 years ago in New Jersey. Van Alden pleads for his life after Capone sticks a gun in his mouth. Capone spares him after Van Alden makes a compelling speech, which shrewdly appeals to his ego while making insinuations about Luciano's lack of respect. Joseph Kennedy backs out of the potential rum deal with Nucky, citing "scotch and rum don't really mix". Sally is stopped by a Cuban federal patrol and tries to get out of the trouble she senses by flirting, dropping important names and bribery but these tactics only serve to aggravate the situation. After a brief struggle, Sally manages to grab a soldier's gun and starts to back away into the darkness slowly but is accidentally shot and killed by one of the soldiers in mid-sentence.

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