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5	!Atlantic City Residents
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7	[[folder:Julia Sagorsky Harrow]]
8
9	[[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Julia_Sagorsky_3295.png]]
10	[[caption-width-right:266:''"I should see the other fella, right?"'']]
11
12	The daughter of a drunken war veteran whom Richard meets at the American Legion, and his eventual love interest. Played by Creator/WrennSchmidt.
13
14	!!Tropes:
15
16	* AbusiveParents: At least emotionally, if not physically.
17	* AlcoholicParent: Her father is a ShellShockedVeteran of the Philippine-American War who drinks to forget his son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
18	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Averted. She has said she's had enough tough men in her life and she doesn't want any more. And while Richard Harrow has been associated with gangsters and undoubtedly qualifies as a badass, he sports the personality of a ShrinkingViolet (and Julia doesn't know about his crimes).
19	* BeastAndBeauty: Well, Richard isn't really a beast, but still fits this trope.
20	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not as obvious as some examples, but she is noticeably if calmly livid when she catches Gillian trying to abduct Tommy from school.
21	* TheCaretaker: Has been acting as such to his alcoholic father since her brother's death.
22	** She eventually becomes one for Tommy too.
23	%%zce* DeadpanSnarker
24	* ICantDance: Played with. Julia leads Richard to the dance floor at the American Legion Hall in an effort to save him from embarrassment, but once there she confesses she doesn't know what she is doing. Richard leads her in a waltz.
25	* InnocentBigot: She has pains to not be this while in the presence of Richard. His response is not to worry and "say anything you want".
26	* LoveInterest: Richard's, triggered by a MeetCute occurrence, after her father is helped by Richard.
27	%%zce* MilitaryBrat
28	%%zce* MissingMom
29	* MoralityPet: For Richard.
30	* NiceGirl: She's a real sweetheart, despite her upbringing and her jackass of a father. She's also one of the few who treats Richard with kindness, and eventually falls in love with him.
31	* OldMaid: Spinsterhood is looming over her. At 25, she is already nearly unmarriageable by 1923 standards, and she has little prospects of having a relationship since most men would avoid her just so they don't have to deal with her dependent mean, alcoholic father. This lends credibility to her being so receptive of [[TheGrotesque Harrow]]'s interest.
32	* ParentalSubstitute: She becomes a mother figure for Tommy.
33	* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: PlayedForDrama. Her father finds them holding hands, and starts verbally abusing Julia and Richard, which ends with Richard forcing him to apologize by choking him.
34	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what happened to her after [[spoiler:Richard's death.]] She's neither seen nor mentioned in season 5.
35	[[/folder]]
36
37	[[folder:Paul Sagorsky]]
38
39	[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PaulSagorsky_385.jpg]]
40	[[caption-width-right:205:''"Whatever battle you're fighting, out like a soldier does, you need to clean yourself up."'']]
41	Aforementioned drunken veteran of the Philippine-American War and the father of Julia, Richard's LoveInterest. Played by Creator/MarkBorkowski.
42
43	!!Tropes:
44
45	* AbusiveParents: He is one to Julia, at least emotionally.
46	* TheAlcoholic: So much that by season 4 [[spoiler:he's dying of cirrhosis]].
47	* AlcoholicParent: Drinks because of his own war service and his son's death.
48	%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * BerserkButton: His son Fred was killed in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. So he doesn't take it well when he sees Tommy playing with Fred's old toys.
49	%% * TheCynic
50	%% * DadTheVeteran
51	%% * DefeatEqualsFriendship: To Richard.
52	* DespairEventHorizon: Has been wallowing in one since his son's death. By the end of Season 3 he appears to be pulling himself out.
53	* {{Determinator}}: When he gets into a fight, he doesn't give up.
54	* DirtyCommunist: Gets accused of this a lot, although he's actually a socialist. Richard knows the difference though.
55	* HollywoodAtheist: Paul is as cynical about religion as he is about everything else.
56	* InVinoVeritas: Inverted. It's not until "Margate Sands" when we first see a ''sober'' Paul and he is a 180º from his usual self: understanding, well-spoken, and authoritative without being a yelling mess.
57	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: And how! He constantly insults everyone around him, including his daughter, and in "A Man, a Plan", it's shown that he'd rather die than apologize to her. He also seems to love his daughter (but he has a funny way of showing it) and he eventually warms to Tommy and Richard.
58	%%* {{Mangst}}
59	* ParentalSubstitute: As part of his CharacterDevelopment, Paul understands that Tommy needs his help and allows him to live in his dead son's room by the end of Season 3.
60	* ShellShockedVeteran: A lot of his jerkassery has to do with the fact that he's clearly dealing with trauma after fighting in the Philipine-American War, eventually finding some common ground with Richard over it.
61	* TookALevelInKindness: As of "Margate Sands", where he seems to accept Richard when he recognizes him as a fellow soldier just home from a war. He even tells Richard that this is his home, and puts Tommy in Fred's room.
62	** In Season 4, he is seen battling for custody of Tommy. He also cuts back on his drinking, and welcomes Richard when he comes back and urges him to reconcile with Julia.
63	* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:In season four he's told that he has about a year to live due to cirrhosis of the liver.]]
64	[[/folder]]
65
66	[[folder:Babette]]
67
68	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BabetteBoardwalkEmpireSmaller_8891.jpg]]
69	[[caption-width-right:200:''"I'm much too tough, sweetie."'']]
70
71	Hostess and manager of the Atlantic City restaurant Babette's Supper Club. Played by Creator/TracyMiddendorf.
72
73	!!Tropes
74
75	%%* TheBartender
76	* BodyHorror: She says nonchalantly that she uses tapeworms to keep her figure. Given the [[ThatOldTimePrescription time]] [[ScienceMarchesOn period]] and her [[OutOfFocus testimonial presence]] it's unclear if it was a joke.
77	* IronLady: Commands respect; friendly but firm, she shoots down Gyp's advances joking that she is too tough for him.
78	* ForgottenFallenFriend: [[spoiler:Not mentioned at all after the events of "The Pony".]]
79	* LifeOfTheParty: The "it comes with the job description" hostess variety.
80	* OneOfTheBoys: She always dresses in male clothing, even when not working.
81	%%* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
82	* OutOfFocus: She seems to be aware of Nucky's organization if not an outright ally of him. And that's all we can say about her.
83	* SelfMadeWoman: Manager of her own club, an independent business and not a criminal front, despite being a usual hangout for bootleggers and kingpins.
84	* UncertainDoom: It's unknown if [[spoiler:she's killed when Rosetti blows up her club.]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Her fans]] are [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse understandably worried.]]
85	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As of the end of Season 3. [[spoiler: Chalky taking over her site all but states that she's dead]].
86	[[/folder]]
87
88	[[folder:Isabelle Jeunet]]
89
90	[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isabelle-jeunet_small_502.jpg]]
91	[[caption-width-right:208:''"Do you bathe?"'']]
92	The French owner of the haute couture dress shop ''La Belle Femme'', set next to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Nucky forces her to fire her long time assistant and give the job to Margaret in order to help her, and she doesn't take it well at all (nor makes any attempt to hide it). Played by Creator/AnnaKatarina.
93
94	!!Tropes:
95	* BadBoss: To Margaret, and after she leaves, to her replacement.
96	* FakeNationality: Played by a swiss actress.
97	%%* FrenchJerk
98	%%* GrandeDame
99	%%* GratuitousFrench
100	* HoistByHerOwnPetard: She asks Margaret to use her influence on Nucky to get a lower rent for the shop, but then has to give her one of her most expensive dresses for free as a payment.
101	* LastNameBasis: She makes Margaret call her ''Madame'' Jeunet. Nucky is amused when he founds out because to him she is just "Isabelle".
102	* OldMaid: She is "a woman alone".
103	* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: She addresses Margaret as "Marguerite".
104	[[/folder]]
105
106	[[folder:Mrs. [=McGarry=]]]
107
108	[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be-mrs-mcgarry_7053.png]]
109	[[caption-width-right:235:''"Temperance was meant to protect women, Margaret. But the ballot box will free us."'']]
110	The leader of the Women's Temperance League's Atlantic City branch. She is a staunch supporter of Nucky, unaware of his criminal dealings. Played by Creator/DanaIvey.
111
112	!!Tropes:
113
114	%%* CoolOldLady
115	%%* GrandeDame
116	%%* LastNameBasis
117	* TheMentor: To Margaret.
118	* MoralGuardian: Subverted. She is one when it comes to alcohol, but can be considered a proto-feminist.
119	* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Blame the times.
120	%%* PrettyInMink
121	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Margaret confesses to her that a "powerful" man has made her a proposition, but that he won't marry her. Instead of riding a high horse, [=McGarry=] tells Margaret that she is free to do what she wants, but advices her about birth control so she does not find herself with a third child and abandoned.
122	[[/folder]]
123
124	[[folder:Harry Prince]]
125
126	[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be_harry-prince_3278.jpg]]
127	[[caption-width-right:252:''"I don't give a cunt's hair, you fucking boob!"'']]
128	A local businessman, friend of Nucky and sugar daddy of Annabelle. Played by Creator/MichaelBadalucco.
129
130	!!Tropes:
131
132	* AssholeVictim: A non-lethal example. He is a JerkAss who loses all his money.
133	* FatIdiot: When he reveals he's been ruined by Ponzi, Nucky scolds him for investing everything he had on an obvious scam.
134	* FiveFingerDiscount: Every time Annabelle sleeps with him, she takes whatever he has in his pocket, amassing $4,000 without him seeming to notice. This scheme backfires, however, as Prince finds her stash (if he wasn't aware of it the entire time) and "invests" it into Charles Ponzi's pyramid scheme.
135	%%* ItsAllAboutMe
136	* PaidHarem: Annabelle. As soon as he loses his money, she leaves in a fit of rage.
137	* {{Ponzi}}: A victim of the TropeNamer, to whom he loses his whole fortune.
138	* VillainousBSOD: After being conned out of all his money.
139
140	[[/folder]]
141
142	[[folder:Father Ed Brennan]]
143
144	[[quoteright:258:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/father-brennan_3768.jpg]]
145	[[caption-width-right:258:''"Make sure he's prepared to list his sins honestly and thoroughly tomorrow. You also. For your own confession."'']]
146	A Catholic Irish priest, head of Saint Finbar's Church in Atlantic City. Played by Creator/MichaelCumpsty.
147
148	!!Tropes:
149
150	* AnalogyBackfire: His allegory of Hell and Heaven both as people sat next to a large table, with the food too far to take it and only very long spoons to help themselves is bought by Margaret, but goes straight over Nucky's head.[[note]]In Hell they starve because the content falls off the spoons before they can eat it; in Heaven they use the spoons to feed each other.[[/note]]
151	-->''Couldn't they bend their arms?''
152	* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Compares Teddy to "the cruel Jews [...] who taunted Jesus when he was on the cross".
153	* DemotedToExtra: In Season 3.
154	* HidingBehindReligion: All he does can be summed on him shaking Margaret for money.
155	%%* HolierThanThou
156	* NoodleIncident: Nucky addresses him by his given name and a nun claimed that they are "apparently close", but nothing more of their relationship is known.
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	!Atlantic City Visitors
160
161	[[folder:Eddie "Izzy" Cantor]]
162
163	[[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Eddie-Cantor-S3_7501.jpg]]
164	[[caption-width-right:255:''"Lovely girl. Lovely family. Her father died of throat trouble: They hanged him."''[[note]]Bad-dum tsk![[/note]]]]
165	A prominent Vaudeville actor and comedian of the era. He is also a personal friend of Nucky, Lucy and Billie. Played by Stephen [=DeRosa=].
166
167	!!Tropes:
168	* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Nucky makes him one in "You'd Be Surprised".
169	* BrokenPedestal: Nucky means the world to him, but Eddie, one of his few friends, gets strongarmed anyway for the sake of Billie.
170	* TheCastShowOff: Stephen [=DeRosa=] is an established Broadway actor and it shows; Eddie Cantor sings the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Song Of Awesome]] of the season 1 finale and in "Resolution" his number also serves to introduce Billie Kent.
171	* CatchPhrase: "Ooooh, nooo!"
172	* CampStraight: While as in history, he's presumably straight, he has rather flamboyant vaudeville mannerisms.
173	* DeadpanSnarker: When he is not amused.
174	* DeliberateValuesDissonance: His most acclaimed numbers are about liking stupid women. He also gives liquor and cigarettes to a very pregnant Lucy.
175	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
176	* LivingLegend: Even Van Alden, who has never been to Vaudeville, knows his name.
177	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In "You'd Be Surprised", for probably the first time, he drops his flamboyant persona, first when having a friendly discussion with Nucky, and even more so after Nucky betrays their friendship and has him intimidated into doing a show.
178	* PetTheDog: In spite of being a major star, he stops by Lucy's dingy apartment and hangs out with her in an attempt to cheer her up.
179	%%* PluckyComicRelief
180	* TookALevelInJerkass: In "You'd Be Surprised", though honestly, it's half MoodDissonance between the campy, smiling Eddie we're used to seeing, and half resentment at being strongarmed into doing the show by Nucky.
181	-->'''Eddie''': (to Billie) [[CallBack Lucy Danzinger - ever heard of her]]? The next one won't know a goddamn thing about you, either.
182	[[/folder]]
183
184	[[folder:Rose Van Alden]]
185
186	[[quoteright:249:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Rose-Van-Alden_8690.png]]
187	[[caption-width-right:249:''"I want to give you a son, Nelson."'']]
188	Agent Van Alden's very proper, very Christian wife. She wants to be a good woman and [[LawOfInverseFertility desires a child more than anything in the world]]. She also worships the ground her husband walks on, at least until she finds out he cheated on her with Lucy and fathered a child he intended to force her to adopt. She divorces him at the end of season two. Played by Enid Graham.
189
190	!!Tropes:
191	* FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: Though a conservative Christian, she has the common sense to put her beliefs aside when the situation requires. She considers surgery in order to cure her sterility and she takes care of Lucy right after she gives birth instead of trying to blame her for her husband's infidelity. She also has an easier time displaying her emotions and showing preoccupation for her husband's well-being, in contrast to her spouse's icy demeanor.
192	* TheDogBitesBack: Rose is ''not'' okay with Nelson getting Lucy pregnant and intending to keep her baby and pass it off as theirs, no matter how desperately she wants a child. She slaps and bites him in a confrontation after Abigail's birth, and two episodes later, serves Nelson with divorce papers.
193	%%* ExtremeDoormat
194	%%* TheFundamentalist
195	* LawOfInverseFertility: Wants a child more than anything... at least until she learns that her husband got someone else pregnant.
196	* StraightMan: She dresses conservatively and only has sex with the lights off.
197	[[/folder]]
198
199	[[folder:George Baxter]]
200
201	[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be_george_baxter_7088.jpg]]
202	[[caption-width-right:233:''"Old Baxy knows 'em all, baby!"'']]
203	A travelling salesman who often stops in Atlantic City. Played by Allen Lewis Rickman.
204
205	!!Tropes:
206
207	%%* CloudCuckooLander
208	* TheMillstone:
209	** In Season 1, Baxter and his date find the SoleSurvivor of the Woods Massacre, forcing Nucky to send Jimmy away.
210	** In Season 3, Baxter stops Nucky on the Boardwalk, but is ''so'' insufferable that Nucky sends Billie ahead to spare her [[spoiler: and she dies in the explosion of Babette's as a result]].
211	** In Season 4, Baxter treats Chalky in a jovial but demeaning way within sight of Valentin Narcisse.
212	* ReallyGetsAround / PaidHarem
213	* SpannerInTheWorks: To Gyp Rosetti's bombing attempt to assassinate Nucky and take over Atlantic City. Before Nucky, Rothstein and Lucky can get to the restaurant, Baxter stops them for idle conversation. In so doing, he inadvertently saves their lives when a bomb planted inside by Gyp's men explodes not long after, when they would have otherwise been inside.
214	[[/folder]]
215
216	[[folder:John [=McGarrigle=]]]
217
218	[[quoteright:213:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be_john-mcgarrigle_1574.jpg]]
219	[[caption-width-right:213:''"I'll keep fighting if I must. And make peace if it's wise."'']]
220	A Sinn Feinn politician from Belfast that tours America in Season 2 as a fund-raiser for "[[UsefulNotes/TheIrishQuestion The Cause]]". He is Owen's first boss and sort of a mentor to him. Played by Ted Rooney.
221
222	!!Tropes:
223
224	* BodyguardBetrayal: Killed by his own men for his willingness to make peace with the British.
225	** HeelFaceDoorSlam: The switch to a pro-compromise stance was a result of his son having been killed in battle recently.
226	** BoomHeadshot: One as he walks by, another as he lies on the ground.
227	* BritishStuffiness: Although he is Irish.
228	* CompositeCharacter: See NoCelebritiesWereHarmed.
229	%%* DeadpanSnarker
230	%%* HolierThanThou
231	%%* JerkAss
232	%%* LargeAndInCharge
233	* TheMentor / EvilMentor: Even if he didn't turn Owen 'evil', he definitely [[ProfessionalKiller made him]] [[MadBomber dangerous]].
234	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He is shocked when Owen returns to Ireland with Nucky and an offer to supply Thompson machine guns to the rebels... just as the war is winding down.
235	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He resembles [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éamon_de_Valera Éamon de Valera]] in appearance and personality, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seán_McGarry Seán McGarry]] in name and fate. De Valera also fund-raised for the IRA in the United States (where he had been born).
236	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives one to Nucky when he arrives in Ireland with a load of tommy guns to trade for whiskey, practically demanding to reignite the fight against the British as a truce is about to be proclaimed in order to recover his own criminal empire, not caring how many lives will be lost. He also berates Owen for bringing Nucky to him.
237	* StealthInsult: Very fond of them.
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[folder:Roger [=McAllister=]]]
241
242	[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BE-3_7-Gillian-Roger_1618.jpg]]
243	[[caption-width-right:235:''"You're talkin' funny."'']]
244	An innocent Jimmy lookalike who gets caught up in Gillian's web of lies halfway through Season 3. Played by Creator/BillyMagnussen.
245
246	!!Tropes:
247	* AudienceSurrogate: Alternately turned on and weirded out by Gillian. This should sound familiar to most of the male audience members.
248	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: ''Posthumously'' and a lot of episodes after he's killed, "he" brings Gillian down.]]
249	* DeadlyBath: He is drugged and drowned in a bath by Gillian, in order to pass his body as Jimmy's.
250	%% * DumbBlonde
251	* TheDrifter: The story of his life. He moves from town to town doing menial work and has only money for the week. He claims to have been all over North America.
252	%% * InnocentBystander
253	%%* NiceGuy
254	-->'''Gillian''': You really are a rather decent person, aren't you?
255	* ReplacementGoldfish: Of Jimmy, for Gillian, who even calls him "James". [[ExaggeratedTrope Taken to the extreme]] when she kills him and uses his corpse to stage Jimmy's death.
256	%%* WeHardlyKnewYe
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	[[folder:Roy Phillips]]
260
261	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/royphilips_2012.jpg]]
262	[[caption-width-right:350:''"I was hired to do a job. And now that job's done."'']]
263
264	An employee of supermarket chain [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggly_Wiggly Piggly Wiggly]] that is assigned to open a store in Atlantic City in Season 4 and develops a relationship with Gillian. [[spoiler:He is actually a Pinkerton agent hired to expose Gillian as a murderer.]] Played by Creator/RonLivingston.
265
266	!!Tropes:
267
268	* AccentRelapse: One of the first clues [[spoiler: about his deception]] occurs when he doesn't keep his Southern accent during a phone call when Gillian doesn't seem to be at hearing distance.
269	%%* TheCharmer
270	* LoveAtFirstSight: [[spoiler: He claims to have filled for divorce the day after meeting Gillian.]][[spoiler: Subverted. He was [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating]] Gillian to get the truth out of her.]]
271	* ManicPixieDreamGuy: Appears out of nowhere and imbues Gilliam with a new ''joie de vivre''. But see above.
272	* NiceGuy: [[spoiler:Subverted: it's just a part of his act.]] Although to his credit he does care enough to help get Gillian off of heroin.
273	* PinkertonDetective: [[spoiler:He's employed by the agency]].
274	* TheReveal: [[spoiler:He's actually a Pinkerton agent investigating the death of the young man Gillian passed off as Jimmy.]]
275	* SouthernGentleman: [[spoiler: Subverted as well, it's all an act.]]
276	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
277	[[/folder]]
278
279	[[folder:Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy]]
280
281	A Boston businessman who Nucky looks to make a deal with in preparation for the end of Prohibition. Played by Creator/MattLetscher.
282
283	!!Tropes:
284
285	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The show emphasizes how, with his numerous children, clear legacy and status as a legitimate businessman, he's everything Nucky longs to be.
286	* CallForward: "It only takes [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy one generation]]" to success, according to him.
287	* CovertPervert: Implied at least.
288	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The patriarch of a clan who will later make an indelible mark in American politics.
289	* JerkassHasAPoint: Quite patronizing or condescending, but he's not wrong when pointing out that, despite all his money or power plays, Nucky Thompson has nothing he could call a legacy.
290	* LoopholeAbuse: Implied. He claims to have never breached a law, regardless of how unsavory some of the people he deals with are.
291	%%* SmugSnake
292	* SmugStraightEdge: He constantly tries to shame Nucky for his drinking and criminal activities.
293	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Season 2's John [=McGarrigle=]. Both are influential men from out of town that deal with Nucky because they need him (less so in Kennedy's case), yet act with an air of superiority towards him for not conforming to their idea of what a prominent Irish or Irish-American should be.
294	* TheTeetotaler: He doesn't drink because he wants to counter the stereotypes about the Irish.
295
296	[[/folder]]
297
298	!Chicago and Cicero residents
299
300	[[folder:Sigrid Mueller]]
301
302	[[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BE-Sigrid-Mueller_3847.png]]
303	[[caption-width-right:231:''"You are a good man, Mr. Van Alden. There's nothing to be frightened of."'']]
304
305	A Norwegian nanny that Van Alden hires to look after his baby when both Lucy and his wife leave him. She is instantly smitten with him and agrees to leave with him for Cicero where they live as a married couple. Played by Christiane Seidel.
306
307	!!Tropes:
308
309	* DemocracyIsBad: Thinks that people "should just do what they are told".
310	* EuropeansAreKinky: She's a 180º compared to Rose.
311	%%* FieryRedhead
312	* LadyMacbeth: To Van Alden.
313	%%* MagicalNanny
314	%%* MysteriousPast
315	* OutlawCouple: With Van Alden, although their relationship is professional. At first.
316	* ParentalSubstitute: To Van Alden's daughter by Lucy, Abigail, who she refers to as her own child.
317	* SarcasmBlind: Her poor grasp of English makes her susceptible to failing to recognize sarcasm.
318	* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: In "You'd Be Surprised" she attacks a federal agent with a meat mallet because she thinks has come to arrest Van Alden. Poor guy only wanted to complain about an iron that Van Alden had sold him. Oops.
319	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't know what happened to her and the children [[spoiler:after Van Alden died.]]
320	* UndyingLoyalty: In season 2 and 3, it seems that she has this towards Van Alden; she's willing to become a fugitive for him and kill a Prohibition agent to defend him. However, by season 4, she grows dissatisfied with their "marriage", and in season 5, [[spoiler:she cheats on him with Eli and taunts Van Alden with it.]]
321	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Implied when she convinces Van Alden to remain in Cicero.
322	[[/folder]]
323
324	!Other
325
326	[[folder:Emma Harrow]]
327
328	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emma-harrow_1742.jpg]]
329	[[caption-width-right:215:''"You need to call yourself to account."'']]
330	Richard Harrow's twin sister. She lives in (and now runs) the family farm in Plover, Wisconsin. Played by Creator/KatherineWaterston.
331
332	!!Tropes:
333
334	* ActionGirl: She taught Richard to shoot, and is the only person capable of ambushing him. When Richard is incapable of shooting his dying boyhood dog, she does it.
335	* AffirmativeActionGirl: With Margaret [[PutOnABus nowhere to be seen]] and Gillian and Julia locked on a passive court battle for Tommy's custody, Emma fills in as a more proactive female character in the first half of Season 4.
336	* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Richard in "Acres of Diamonds".
337	* WomenAreWiser: In a way, she's living the life of Richard if he had never gone to war.
338	* TheGhost: Mentioned in Season 1, discussed in Season 2, shown in a photo in Season 3 and ''finally'' appearing in Season 4.
339	* HyperAwareness: Either that or Richard just can't fool her.
340	* PregnantBadass: She is in her 5th or 6th month in her debut.
341
342	[[/folder]]
343
344	[[folder:Gaston Bullock Means]]
345
346	[[quoteright:287:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BE-Gaston_Means_7860.jpg]]
347	[[caption-width-right:287:''"Ordinary men avoid trouble. Extraordinary men play it to their advantage."'']]
348	A Southern 'special investigator' in the Department of Justice that acts as Harry Daugherty's middleman for his less savory business practices. Played by Creator/StephenRoot.
349
350	!!Tropes:
351	%%* AmbiguouslyGay
352	* ConMan: Ends getting paid $80,000 for assassinating a man that actually [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself]].
353	* ConsummateLiar: Goes through life PlayingBothSides and outlying adept people like Nucky and Daugherty.
354	%%* DeadpanSnarker
355	%%* {{Doublespeak}}
356	* FauxAffablyEvil: An extremely polite, courteous and soft-spoken SouthernGentleman, a combination he uses to advance his schemes.
357	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
358	%%* KnowledgeBroker
359	* LaserGuidedKarma: Is arrested in Season 4 when the authorities suspect that he had perjured himself.
360	%%* ManipulativeBastard
361	* NoHonorAmongThieves: He jumps ship as soon as Daugherty's starts to go down and is more than willing to sell out his boss. [[OnlyInItForTheMoney For the right price.]]
362	%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney
363	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Means loses his cool, loquacious self in "Havre de Grace" [[spoiler: when he is arrested by Capitol Police agents.]]
364	* OpportunisticBastard: Gaston Bullock Means is a shameless manipulator and back-stabber who acts only to swindle as much money as he possibly can out of whomever he's currently conning. Means spends most of his time in season three PlayingBothSides on the [[TheDon Nucky Thompson]] and [[CorruptPolitician DA Daughtery]] power struggle, waiting to ally himself with whichever one comes out on top. In season four, he again pretends to be on Nucky's side only to sell out information about him to the FBI to save his own ass. Even when he's being [[spoiler:raided by the CIA]] he spends his remaining seconds trying to extort increasingly exorbitant amounts of money out of Nucky for information on TheMole in Nucky's organization.
365	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Just for example, instead of "your shoelace is untied", he says "I believe your left shoelace is in a state of dishabille."
366	%%* WildCard
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369
370	[[folder:Oscar Boneau]]
371
372	[[quoteright:261:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oscar-boneau_3559.jpg]]
373	[[caption-width-right:261:''"You come running down here with some easy rider woman by your side. 'Cause you don’t know which way to turn. Ain’t that sumpin'?"'']]
374	Chalky White's mentor and predecessor as boss of The Northside. He lives under semi-retirement in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Played by Creator/LouisGossettJr
375
376	!!Tropes:
377
378	* BornIntoSlavery: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. He was born before the UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar in Georgia, where he witnessed nine year-olds "getting married" in the main street.
379	%%* DeadpanSnarker
380	* DisabilitySuperpower: He's blind, but he has very good hearing.
381	* TheGhost: Chalky [[TheGhost mentions him]] in Season 3's "Spaghetti and Coffee" but doesn't appear before in Season 4's "Havre de Grace".
382	* HandicappedBadass: Blind and about 80 years old, but he still nails a guy with a shotgun.
383	* TheMentor: To Chalky. Likely a ParentalSubstitute too.
384	* OneShotCharacter: He appears in "Havre de Grace" only.
385	* ProperlyParanoid: After Chalky comes to his home begging for help, he reminds him that he told him to trust no one, white or black. [[spoiler: He also hears Daughter Maitland leaving in the middle of the night, and deduces that his man Weems has not gone to Baltimore as he claimed, but to sell Chalky to Narcisse.]]
386	%%* ScrewPolitenessIAmASenior
387	%%* RagsToRiches
388	* RetiredBadass: Lives a quiet life after having been a gangster kingpin.
389
390	[[/folder]]
391
392	[[folder: Carolyn Rothstein]]
393
394	Arnold Rothstein's wife. Played by Creator/JenniferFerrin and Creator/ShaeDLyn.
395
396	!!Tropes:
397
398	* {{Blackmail}}: When someone steals from Arnold's secret account in the bank Margaret works at, she blames her, and threatens to take her and Nucky to the press if she is not given that money.
399	* TheGhost: Technically averted because of her cameo in Season 2. Still, she was only mentioned to exist in seasons 1, 3 and 4. People who missed her first scene should be excused to think of her as TheGhost.
400	* TheOtherDarrin: Played by Ferrin in Season 2 and D'Lyn in Season 5.
401	* StepfordSmiler: Implied to have been one during her marriage.
402	* WomanScorned: Is aware that A.R. had plenty of paid concubines while they were married, to the point of assuming Margaret was another one of them.
403
404	[[/folder]]
405
406	[[folder:Milton]]
407
408	A prisoner in the Maryland chain gang Chalky ends at in Season 5. Played by Warner Miller.
409
410	!!Tropes:
411
412	%%* AngryBlackManStereotype: Chalky has a thing for attracting these, it seems.
413	* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a dent in his forehead, courtesy of a mule when he was a kid.
414	* GreatEscape: Because of the fewer episodes allocated to Season 5, it happens right in the premiere he debuts in.
415	* HolierThanThou: While taking two women hostage, he yells at them to not "lie before the Lord".
416	* ObfuscatingStupidity: He pretends to be stupid around the prison guards. It's also likely that the scene where he asks Chalky to explain him how a telephone works is actually him sizing how learned Chalky is.
417	* PrisonEscapeArtist: Not only does he manage to escape after inciting a riot, he does it with a gun.
418	* SherlockScan: When he gets sick of the hostage women telling him that their husband/father will come any minute, he goes on a long tirade about how no man has lived in that house for a long time (there is no male clothing in the drawers, no shaving razor in the bathroom, etc).
419	* SpySpeak: The silly song he sings in the prisoner cart, where he speaks of "Juba" being "everywhere" and getting only scraps, and instructs him to "kill that yellow cat". [[GeniusBonus "Yellow cat" is slang for a slaver, going back to the early 19th century.]]
420	* UnknownRival: When he was a minor in 1921, he carried blocks of ice for a party at a white owned house, and got no tip even though he was instructed to place the ice next to a safe. He still holds a grudge over that, while the people at the house could not care less.
421	* VillainBall: Insisting on robbing the house he was belittled in as a child, then making moves on [[WhereDaWhiteWomenAt the teenage daughter]] which triggers Chalky to attack him because she reminds him of his own daughter, Maybelle. [[spoiler:He keeps trying to choke the girl even after Chalky hits him with a hammer in the head, prompting him to finish him with a second blow to the back of the head.]]
422	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: When he takes the house, he seems only interested in the money at first. But as the hostage situation becomes longer, he begins to show an interest in the white mother and daughter in there.
423
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425

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