Belle Femme
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| Boardwalk Empire episode | |||
Jimmy is ambushed by Van Alden
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
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| Directed by | Brad Anderson | ||
| Written by | Steve Kornacki | ||
| Original air date | November 14, 2010 | ||
| Running time | 52 minutes | ||
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"Belle Femme" is the ninth episode of the first season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, which originally aired on November 14, 2010. It was written by staff writer Steve Kornacki and directed by Brad Anderson.
Jimmy returns from Chicago to help Nucky deal with the D'Alessio brothers while Van Alden attempts to arrest Jimmy for the shootings in the woods.
A wounded Eli identifies the D'Alessio brothers as the men who robbed the casino and shot him. On the boardwalk, Margaret talks to Warren Harding's mistress, Nan Britton, whom Nucky has brought along from Chicago. Nan explains how she and Warren met and how, in order for him to win the presidential election, he cannot support her and their child.
Margaret and Nan go to Madame Jeunet's to buy a dress for Nan. Madame Jeunet asks Margaret to persuade Nucky to reduce the exorbitant rent he charges. At first, Margaret broaches the issue directly, but this only angers Nucky. Taking a different tack, she then tells Nucky she is worried about not looking good for him if Madame Jeunet leaves. This works, and when Madame Jeunet gratefully offers Margaret a dress for her daughter, Margaret instead uses her newly found influence to get a more expensive dress for herself.
As he comes to work, Nucky is surprised to find Jimmy, who claims to have sent a telegram. He agrees to Nucky's offer, on the condition that Nucky also employ Richard Harrow and keep their work a secret. Nucky shows Jimmy mug shots of the D'Alessio brothers, implying that he wants them dead; Jimmy notes that Nucky still avoids giving such orders directly, teasing him as "a politician to the last". In New York, Arnold Rothstein plots to seize control of Atlantic City and its seaborne trade in high-quality alcohol. He meets the D'Alessio brothers and hires them to kill Nucky. To hedge his "bet" on the hit, Rothstein has his new business partners sign life insurance policies with himself as the beneficiary.
Angela is at home, drinking with Robert and Mary Dittrich. Robert, who clearly knows about Angela and Mary's relationship, tries to initiate a threesome. The Dittrichs leave when Jimmy arrives unexpectedly; Angela claims she never received his telegram. Jimmy forcefully kisses Angela and the two eventually have sex on the kitchen table. The next morning, Jimmy announces that with his new job, they can and should have a second child. Angela later visits the Dittrich studio, where Robert coolly informs her that his art dealer friend is no longer interested in Angela's work, which he derides as "a cheap imitation of Mary Cassatt".
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