Boardwalk Empire - A Dangerous Maid - Recap

Margaret worries about Nucky's money troubles. His casino is struggling and he could be carted off to prison at any moment. What Nucky doesn't know, is that Margaret is hiding a secret of her own.

She receives a letter informing her that her siblings from Ireland are now in Brooklyn. After confessing this to Nucky and that they didn't part on good terms, he encourages her to get in touch. She has the maid call for her and ask for a "Peggy." The family informs her that Peggy died 12 years ago. The maid spies Margaret crying in a bathroom and comes to the conclusion that Peggy is actually really Margaret. What? Didn't see that coming. So does her family think she's dead? Or is she just dead to them.

Lucy is lonely being cooped up in Nelson's creepy apartment all day being paid to stay alone. Is his plan to hide her until the baby comes and then give it to his wife? It's sweet in a sick and creepy way. She begs him to let her talk to someone or go outside but he gets angry whenever she speaks to someone. After seeing how sad this makes her, Nelson reconsiders his ways. All because she said Nucky was fun. This chick is crazy. She's literally hovering on the top of the stairs about to fling herself down them. This deserves a present. Nelson buys her a record player so she can listen to music.

Nucky asks for a favor from the Attorney General he once helped out of a jam. He is rebuffed and back at square one. Little does he know, Owen is on his side. Why? What's in it for him? Things get awkward when Nucky and Margaret go to have dinner at the same restaurant that Jimmy and the Commodore are eating in. Nucky confronts them both and things get ugly. You can tell Jimmy is having second thoughts about everything and wishes he could forgive Nucky. What did Nucky do that was so bad? Is Nucky Jimmy's real father? Or just the closest thing he had growing up?