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Boardwalk Empire S1E12 — A Return to Normalcy

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Boardwalk Empire•Season 1•Episode 12

A Return to Normalcy

8.7/10 · 2,971 votesDec 5, 201061 min

Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

Nucky faces Election Day in Atlantic City and pulls out all the stops to keep power in Republican hands. Torrio brokers a discussion between Nucky and Rothstein to resolve their growing gang war, as well as Rothstein's looming federal indictment over the World Series.

Directed byTim Van Patten

Written byTerence Winter

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A Return to Normalcy

Cast14

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

James 'Jimmy' Darmody

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Margaret Schroeder

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Elias 'Eli' Thompson

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Arnold Rothstein

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino

Angela Darmody

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Al Capone

Vincent Piazza

Vincent Piazza

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Albert 'Chalky' White

Anthony Laciura

Anthony Laciura

Edward 'Eddie' Kessler

Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta

Lucy Danziger

Crew7

Terence Winter

Terence Winter

Writer

Tim Van Patten

Tim Van Patten

Director

H

Howard Korder

Supervising Producer

Lawrence Konner

Lawrence Konner

Co-Executive Producer

R

Rudd Simmons

Producer

J

Joseph E. Iberti

Co-Producer

J

Joseph E. Iberti

Unit Production Manager

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Episode Summary

"A Return to Normalcy" is episode 12 of Boardwalk Empire season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 2,971 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Tim Van Patten and written by Terence Winter, it aired on December 5, 2010.

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