5. King of Norway

Complete story — includes the ending

In 1897, Nucky as a young adult is a deputy sheriff for Atlantic City, pursuing marriage to Mabel while struggling against the disapproval and condescension of her father. In the present 1931, Chalky discreetly seeks out Nucky to learn the location of Valentin Narcisse. Although Nucky doesn't know, he gives him a safe place to stay, knowing the law is after him. Tensions hit their peak at the Mueller household as a family dinner with Eli Thompson and June reveals that the bitter Sigrid has been having an affair with Eli, which he—being constantly drunk and prone to blackouts—can't fully remember. Feds (including Mike D'Angelo) then show up at the Mueller house and arrest Eli and Nelson. Nucky sits down with Torrio to discuss a new meeting with Maranzano, which Torrio sets up and plans to attend. Nucky meets Maranzano to discuss Luciano but notes that Torrio has not shown, when men pull up and machine-gun the restaurant storefront. Eli and Nelson are blackmailed by the feds to work with them against Al Capone by stealing his financial ledgers or face prison and the death penalty. Having survived the murder attempt, Nucky calls Torrio, now knowing that he has been in league with Luciano and Lansky and warns Torrio that he is coming for all of them. Chalky locates Narcisse's brothel to kill him but instead finds a small girl sleeping on the couch and his old mistress, Daughter Maitland, in his room.