Jimmy Darmody a difficult position when his partners in the bootlegging business — Capone, Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) and Meyer Lansky (Anatol Yusef) — pressure him to kill Nucky. Though hesitant, Jimmy agrees to order Nucky's murder. Nucky survives the attempted murder, however, and Jimmy is left wondering if he is doing the right thing. Jimmy enters a deal with Philadelphia gangster Manny Horvitz (William Forsythe) to supply him alcohol. Jimmy is short on cash and demands a $5,000 advance. However, Nucky sends Owen Sleater (Charlie Cox), a former IRA assassin, to bomb the warehouse with all of Jimmy's alcohol inside. Jimmy
Meyer Lansky more restrained than in previous years, Lansky is believed to have both advised and aided Chicago boss Tony Accardo in initially establishing his hold. After World War II, Luciano was paroled from prison on the condition that he permanently return to Sicily. However, Luciano secretly moved to Cuba, where he worked to resume control over Mafia operations. Luciano also ran a number of casinos in Cuba with the sanction of Cuba's authoritarian dictator, Fulgencio Batista, though the US government succeeded in pressuring the Batista regime to deport Luciano. Batista and Lansky formed a renowned friendship and business relationship that lasted