Margaret returns, having been contacted by Nucky to meet at the train station on his way back down to Tampa. She's vague about what she's doing and where she lives, but is clear about the boundaries with Nucky, which are, essentially: Leave me alone. Nucky thought she'd want to know about Eddie, and while Margaret's saddened to hear of his death, she still can't believe Nucky dragged her all the way out to Pennsylvania Station for it. But Nucky did it as much for himself, because he's feeling guilty/sorry for himself over Eddie's death, for not knowing about the person who, per Margaret, knew best how to take care of him. Not to mention wondering if whatever prompted Eddie's suicide poses any danger to Nucky personally. Anyway, thanks for coming, Margaret. Sorry about Nucky's incredibly poor choice of words when, after giving Margaret a birthday gift for Teddy that she's worried is a pet, he says, "I wouldn't put something living in a box."
Eddie's death ripples out over Knox and Eli too; Hoover wants to pull the plug on Knox's operation, wanting to focus more on the "anarchists" and "agitators" like Emma Goldman and Marcus Garvey. Knox convinces Hoover to let him try again, but first he's got to figure out if Eddie blew Knox's cover. He feels out Eli, who — feeling much more immediate grief over Eddie, especially when he finds out Eddie had kids too — weaves Knox a little closer into confidence, taking advantage of Knox's law-enforcement position to get the safe-deposit box in Eddie's name out of the bank. But when Eli has a good little cry over Eddie (and his own paternal worries, especially for Willie, whose roommate is apparently in little trouble up at school), Knox hands him a handkerchief with a monogram that has initials that don't match up to any name Eli knows for Knox.
Things don't go great in Tampa either, with Nucky not being aware that Tucker has, er, gone missing. Some of the local thugs seem sure that McCoy knows more than he's letting on, but McCoy has found another investor, a "Pierce," who is in reality Vincenzo Petrocelli. Petrocelli, as it turns out, is Joe Masseria's cousin, which is a problem for Luciano, down in Tampa with Nucky, who's worried that Joe's going to find out Luciano's going behind his back on something. Lucky wants to whack Petrocelli but Meyer won't let him. And Meyer's not backing out of the deal either, which means they're not partnering on this. Meyer's going to cover Charlie's part, though, and the deal's going ahead — Sally Wheet will watch over things on Nucky's behalf, an arrangement arrived at after Nucky have a drunken fistfight (really) and then sex.
Speaking of violence leading to sex: Chalky's simmering anger at Daughter (really directed at Narcisse) boils over after he chews her out over a downbeat performance that he thinks won't have people opening up their wallets. They argue, and then start making out. At least Daughter doesn't give Chalky a black eye like Sally did Nucky.
Paul Sagorsky, who unsurprisingly turns out to have cirrhosis of the liver, bumps into Richard Harrow, and manages to make Richard feel better and set a reunion with Julia in motion by telling a story about shooting a 13-year-old Filipina in the face. Much like Richard's sister, Julia's a little gun-shy (no pun intended) about welcoming Richard back into the fold, but she does. Follow the North Star* home, Richard. (*Well, the Hercules constellation. Tommy's really into astronomy now.)
Daniel is a writer in Newfoundland with a wife and a daughter. Eli's crying. Hide your hanky, Warren. Follow him on Twitter (@DanMacEachern) or email him at danieljdaniel@gmail.com.