Boardwalk Empire - "Acres of Diamonds"

by Lee Padrick, September 27, 2013

WARNING - This review contains spoilers

Change of venue!  We're in Tampa this week.

Our anti-hero, Nucky, goes down to Tampa to hear a proposition about expanding his empire, without newly minted consigliere, Eddie.  Nuck meets up with Bill McCoy, who has set up a meeting with Gus Tucker, the local Tampa crime boss.  While he's enjoying a drink, he overhears Skeeter, a young real estate hustler, closing a deal on a lot in a new subdivision.  He strikes up a conversation with Skeeter and finds out about the residential development that's happening in 1920's Tampa ($1,000 lots, I'll take 10!).  Armed with this information, he attends his meeting with Tucker, a rather unsophisticated (i.e. redneck) gentleman.  The plan is to bring in the liquor by boat, and ship it via trucks to distribution points.  Nucky's concerned about the influx of new residents flocking to the area, and turns the deal down.