The episode deals with Nucky further involving Margaret in the corrupt affairs of his gang, Angela witnessing Jimmy's violent side as he struggles to adapt to a changing home environment, Capone maturing as a gangster, and Van Alden grappling with his emotions.

In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Nucky, Richard is assigned to guard his house; his scarred face and tin mask frighten Margaret and her children.

Valuing the power of accurate information, Rothstein reprimands the group for failing to account for Eddie's presence, wounding a civilian, and unintentionally revealing his plans to Nucky.

While attending the bar mitzvah of the son of Torrio's beer supplier, Jake Guzik, Capone learns how the Jewish faith places great importance on men behaving responsibly and being held to account for their actions.

Van Alden visits Margaret and, in a plea fraught with religious and romantic overtones, demands that she let him save her from damnation for participating in Nucky's life of crime.

Fearing for his life, Mickey betrays the D'Alessios to an enraged Nucky; he enlists Chalky to arrange a false deal with Lansky in the hopes of luring Rothstein's men into an ambush.

Yes, we've seen Margaret blossom from an abused immigrant peasant to an increasingly assured political player and Jimmy go from being a small-time crook to a shrewd mobster, and we've seen a number of folks get shot.

But we began this adventure with Nucky Thompson, Arnold Rothstein, and the agents of the United States government all at odds over the future of the booze biz, and their respective advantages haven't changed much since then.

Even Arnold Rothstein has a rough time of it, trying to explain "the age of information" to a bunch of goons whose idea of sound business practice is to shoot a man in the street.