You'd Be Surprised (Boardwalk Empire)

Nucky asks Rothstein to help in their problem with Gyp. Rothstein reacts angrily to Nucky's request, blaming Nucky's own carelessness & time with Billie Kent for the situation. As Gyp works for Rothstein's associate Joe Masseria, Rothstein refuses to take retaliation against Gyp. Instead, he feigns an alliance with Gyp, but secretly orders Benny Siegel and Meyer Lansky to kill Gyp.

In Washington, D.C., Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon testifies before a senate committee with an investigation into political corruption. Gaston Means is aware of the hearing and bribes Walter E. Edge's aide to retrieve any vital information from Mellon's testimony. As the case revolves around corruption claims against Harry M. Daugherty, Means discloses this to Daughterty's associate, Jess Smith.

Gillian meets with Leander Whitlock to ask for a loan for the Artemis Club. He refuses, believing that the revenue does not compensate for the costs. He suggests that she can get the loan by acknowledging Jimmy's death, something that she is still denying. When business is not improving, she is forced to ask the women to go outside to get clients, while writing a letter to Jimmy asking him to come back. Dr. Mason is impressed with Margaret's women's clinic, but attendance proves to be lower than expected. While trying to pass flyers on the boardwalk, Margaret finds Nucky buying a dress for Billie. Hurt, she refuses to let him see the children at home.

In Chicago, Van Alden discovers that Agent Elliott Coughlin, who allowed him to leave the speakeasy, wants to talk with him. Believing that he has been recognized, Van Alden starts fearing that Sigrid may know about his actions. Coughlin shows up at home, and during their talk, Sigrid suddenly hits Coughlin in the head multiple times. However, Coughlin only came to complain about an iron that Van Alden sold him. Van Alden is forced to kill Coughlin to end his suffering and prevent him from going to the authorities. Van Alden then visits Dean O'Banion at his flower shop, asking for his help in disposing of the corpse.

In Tabor Heights, Benny poses as a paper delivery boy attempting to delivery to Gyp's building. After gaining entry, he tries to kill Gyp, who is being given erotic asphyxiation by a prostitute. In the process, Benny kills many of Gyp's men in the building, as well as the real paper delivery boy. Gyp is able to retrieve his own gun and shoot back, forcing Benny to flee.

Billie is starring in a new musical, which is running warmup performances in Atlantic City before heading to Broadway. Billie fears that the show will be cancelled. Seeing that the show needs a new male lead to avoid cancellation, Nucky visits with Eddie Cantor and asks him to take the role of the male lead opposite Billie, to no success. Later, Cantor is visited by Chalky White and Dunn Purnsley, intimidating him into agreeing to be in the show. During their rehearsal, Cantor subtly warns Billie that she will eventually be forgotten like Nucky's former mistress Lucy Danziger, confusing her. While viewing the rehearsal, Nucky is informed by Owen that Gyp survived the assassination attempt.

The episode was written by co-executive producers Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. This was Frolov's first writing credit, Schneider's first writing credit, and Van Patten's tenth directing credit.^[1]