She reminds the audience that prohibition begins tomorrow (it is January 15, 1920) and announces their guest speaker – Atlantic City Treasurer Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. A caption announces that the narrative has moved back to 3 nights earlier. McGarry, leader of the Atlantic City Women’s Temperance League reads a poem she has written about the evils of liquor. Murdoch asks if they know who the shipment belongs to and one of the hijackers says it is obviously theirs now and strikes Murdoch in the face with the butt of his shotgun. As they turn the car back onto its wheels they are surprised by two masked hijackers carrying shotguns. Murdoch does not care and instructs his men to move the car and driver out of the way. Simon checks the driver and finds him still breathing. They are surprised to find an overturned car blocking their path. Later they take the road into Hammonton, New Jersey and pass a deer. Murdoch tells his men they are driving straight to New York. Once ashore Murdoch takes watch with a shotgun as Simon oversees the loading of the crates into trucks. A caption announces the year, 1920, and the place, Atlantic City. The camera rises above the fog and the bright light and music of the boardwalk are seen and heard. Simon keeps track of the number of crates loaded on a notepad and Murdoch tells him they are transporting liquid gold. McCoy reveals his cargo, crates of Canadian Club Whiskey from Ontario.
McCoy asks them to hurry, worried about the coastguard.
A trio of smaller boats approaches manned by Davey Murdoch, Simon and three other men, all working for New York organised crime boss Arnold Rothstein. A fishing boat Captain, Bill McCoy, checks his pocket watch.
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