Boardwalk Empire S01E01 - Boardwalk Empire

Episode Overview

In January 1920, just before Prohibition begins, Atlantic City Treasurer Nucky Thompson delivers a speech denouncing alcohol at a meeting of the Women’s Temperance League. There, he catches the attention of Margaret Schroeder, a young pregnant woman seeking help for her abusive husband, Hans. That night, Nucky reveals to his associates the lucrative potential of bootlegging. At Babette's Supper Club, he reassures Jimmy Darmody, a WWI veteran, about his new role as "Man Friday" to Paddy Ryan, the Chief Clerk. However, Jimmy harbors greater ambitions and forms a dangerous alliance that threatens both his and Nucky's futures.