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  • Episode aired Nov 20, 2011
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Nucky goes to Belfast and offers to trade the IRA machine guns for whiskey, Waxy Gordon plans revenge against Manny Horvitz, and Jimmy enjoys his new status as AC boss.Nucky goes to Belfast and offers to trade the IRA machine guns for whiskey, Waxy Gordon plans revenge against Manny Horvitz, and Jimmy enjoys his new status as AC boss.Nucky goes to Belfast and offers to trade the IRA machine guns for whiskey, Waxy Gordon plans revenge against Manny Horvitz, and Jimmy enjoys his new status as AC boss.

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    • Brad Anderson
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    • Steve Kornacki
    • Nelson Johnson
    • Bathsheba Doran
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    • Michael Pitt
    • Kelly Macdonald
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    • Director
      • Brad Anderson
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      • Steve Kornacki
      • Nelson Johnson
      • Bathsheba Doran
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      • Steve Buscemi
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      • Kelly Macdonald
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    • Margaret Schroeder
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    • Elias 'Eli' Thompson
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    Charlie Cox
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    • Trivia
      Margaret speaks Irish Gaelic to Emily while she's in the hospital. But couldn't seem to understand it when she was being spoken to by her younger sister in episode Peg of Old.
    • Goofs
      During the uprising in the kitchen one of the cooks tosses the same bowl of radishes twice.
    • Quotes

      John McGarrigle: [referring to Nuckie] What's your business with him?

      Owen Slater: I've done as ordered and gone about my work.

      John McGarrigle: He's after nothing but himself.

      Owen Slater: Fair to say he's in his own war.

      John McGarrigle: For what?

      Owen Slater: A great pile of dosh.

      [he laughs]

      John McGarrigle: Is that all they fight for?

      Owen Slater: It seems to keep 'em busy.

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Yiddish
    • Filming locations
      • Steiner Studios - 15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Closest to the Hole Productions
      • Cold Front Productions
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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      • 49m
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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