What "Boardwalk Empire" 1-th episode about
It's January 1920. On the eve of Prohibition, Nucky Thompson, Atlantic City's Treasurer, condemns alcohol at a Women's Temperance League meeting. This is where he is noticed by Margaret Schroeder, a pretty, pregnant housewife who comes to him for help in getting her abusive husband, Hans, a job. Later that evening, the duplicitous Nucky privately tells his ward bosses about the opportunity to make huge profits selling bootleg liquor.
Episode number: 1
Episode name: "Boardwalk Empire"
Episode release date: 20 september 2010 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 8.6
