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Boardwalk Empire S2E4 — What Does the Bee Do?

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Boardwalk Empire•Season 2•Episode 4

What Does the Bee Do?

8.1/10 · 2,504 votesOct 16, 201158 min

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

During Mayor Bader's birthday party, Nucky's attorney comes up with a solution that might help Nucky in his election-rigging case. With a liquor surplus likely, Jimmy and Mickey travel to Philadelphia to search for buyers while Nucky makes a surprising deal to try and get

Directed byEd Bianchi

Written bySteve Kornacki

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Cast16

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

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Ed Bianchi

Ed Bianchi

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Steve Kornacki

Writer

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Helen P. Butler

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Episode Summary

"What Does the Bee Do?" is episode 4 of Boardwalk Empire season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 2,504 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Ed Bianchi and written by Steve Kornacki, it aired on October 16, 2011.

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