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Margaret Catherine Sheila Thompson is a fictional character in the HBO crime drama series Boardwalk Empire, portrayed by Kelly Macdonald.An Irish immigrant living in 1920s Atlantic City, New Jersey, she is the mistress and eventual wife of Atlantic County treasurer and crime boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi).
Van Alden, acting on Margaret's information, raids the dinner, arrests Neary, has him paraded before a gaggle of reporters, and has the doors to the clubhouse locked and chained before overseeing the smashing of beer barrels. Nucky sees Margaret among the Temperance League members cheering on the raid and realizes she betrayed him.
In the new year, Nucky introduces Lucy to Margaret Schroeder. (Boardwalk Empire) Preparing for an evening out in Nucky's suite, Lucy recommends that Nucky grow a mustache like the actor Douglas Fairbanks. When Margaret arrives to see Nucky, he asks Lucy to wait in the car. Nucky entertains Lucy and a group of gamblers at Lolly Steinman's casino.
Nucky and Margaret soon become lovers, [12] and by the end of the season he informally adopts her children, Teddy and Emily. This creates tension between him and his former mistress, Lucy Danziger (Paz de la Huerta). Margaret eventually learns the extent of Nucky's corruption, including his order to have Hans killed. [13]
Back in Atlantic City, Nucky visits Billie. However, the encounter is interrupted when he is called by Gaston Means. Means is willing to help Nucky in building a case against Daugherty, but Nucky must pay him $40,000, which Nucky accepts. That night, Margaret hears noise in the greenhouse and discovers Owen, who was keeping guard.
In the episode, Nucky and Margaret reunite, while Luciano suspects about Van Alden's previous life in Atlantic City. According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was seen by an estimated 2.05 million household viewers and gained a 0.8 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
An emboldened Margaret moves in with Nucky, and quits her job at the dress shop after getting belittled by Lucy. Nucky invites Margaret to join him for a magic show later that evening, but when Mayor Hague asks him to dinner so that the two men can discuss politics and the road funding bill, he blows her off without a second thought.
Nucky arranges for Margaret to be hired at a dress shop in Atlantic City's Ritz-Carlton hotel; the Frenchwoman who owns the shop is angered when Nucky makes her fire her experienced assistant. Nucky's mistress, Lucy Danzinger, visits the shop and takes every opportunity to insult Margaret while she assists her in trying on dresses.