I hate that they cut out some historical mobsters such as Albert Anastasia or Vito Genovese, even though I know why they had to do it.

It doesn't pay to get too literal about history in "Boardwalk Empire," but for the record:

Gerardo Machado attempted to steer Cuba toward an independent-of-Uncle Sam position in the early Thirties. He was deposed in a US-sponsored coup.

Meyer Lansky's interest in Cuba was in gambling, not booze. He did get into a booze-related business with his father in law after Repeal, but it failed.

As for not talking to Lucky too often: Lansky arranged the assassination of Masseria at Lucky's behest. Maybe that line showed him trying not to be associated too closely with Lucky, and thus be identified with the crime. Notice that Lucky acquired a droopy eye: That was inflicted by Maranzano's thugs after Lucky initially resisted betraying Masseria.

I don't know if that hand-cutting ceremony happened in real life, but Maranzano rewarded Lucky by putting him in charge of Masseria's family. In fact, Maranzano appointed the heads of all the five families at that Bronx meeting. But he made a fatal mistake: he declared himself capo di tutti capi at that meeting and demanded a monthly tribute from all the Mafiosi present. That didn't go over too well. Luciano reached for Lansky again. Lansky arranged for Maranzano's assassination in his office. Coincidentally: while Lanksy's killers were shooting and stabbing Maranzano to death, a hired assassin, Vincent (Mad Dog) Coll, was on his way to Maranzano's office to receive his final instructions for assassinating Luciano. The close timing is one of the reasons he was known as "Lucky."

So, who was the guy in the restaurant with whom Nucky spoke?

THat was Tonino. Remember him? He was the guy who killed Gyp Rosetti. That was also him at the end of the episode with the postcard stuck to him.

Why exactly didn't Nucky's nephew want to distance himself from him during the job interview. Was it strictly cause of Nucky's reputation?

What was that tete a tete between Gillian and the other woman?

SC, there's been alot of speculation that Capone hit Torrio to motivate him to move on.

In the restaurant, some of what Nucky told Totino had an insincere quality to it. So, I think Nucky had Totino murdered because he considered him a liability. Also, I didn't get the look they gave to the picture on the wall.

And yes, that guy was a Dabney Coleman look alike.

Also, I didn't get the look they gave to the picture on the wall.

So now Joe Kennedy is on the show. Should be interesting to see how they play him and if the Kennedy family objects to his portrayal, especially if they say he was a bootlegger during prohibition.

It's a pretty well known fact that Kennedy was involved with bootleggers. It would be pointless for his family to object.

Still not 100% sure (even after watching the episode again). The other woman appears to be a warden of the prison hospital in which Gillian is an inmate. They made some sort of deal to trade a dress for a pen and paper.

A question for the Capone experts - was Big Al really behind the assassination attempt on Torrio's life? The attempt that almost killed Torrio and made him decide to retire.

The attempted hit on Torrio was engineered by Hymie Weiss, who succeeded Dion O'Banion as head of the Northsiders, in revenge for O'Banion's assassination.

Who were the guys who shot up the brothel?

Who were the guys who shot up the brothel?

Lucky Luciano's guys. One was Bugsy Siegel. They were (obviously) telling Narcisse that he needed the protection of Marranzano.

Good episode tonight.

I may have missed it, but how did Chalky end up in prison to begin with?

Good question! I don't think they've said why he was in jail (other than his own admission that he "got caught"). I have a feeling he'll align himself with Nucky again.