Season 1, Episode 5 (“Nights in Ballygran”), and it is Eli Thompson’s St. Patrick’s Day speech

This handwritten speech was used in Boardwalk Empire by Eli Thompson (Shea Whigham) during Season 1, Episode 5 (“Nights in Ballygran”). Delivered at a St. Patrick’s Day Temperance League event, Eli’s awkward and insincere remarks highlight his lack of political charisma compared to his brother, Nucky Thompson. While publicly endorsing Prohibition and the virtue of sobriety, Eli is secretly complicit in facilitating Atlantic City’s bootlegging operations. The scene is a masterclass in dramatic irony, exposing the hypocrisy of those in power and reinforcing Eli’s status as a second-tier player in his brother’s empire.

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