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Countering the criminal element is Agent Nelson Van Alden, a fundamentalist Prohibition agent whose religious fervor borders on the pathological. Van Alden serves as a dark mirror to Nucky; while Nucky is a sinner aware of his flaws, Van Alden is a "saint" whose repressed desires make him more dangerous than the criminals he hunts. Meanwhile, the introduction of Margaret Schroeder provides a perspective of the era's social shifts. Her evolution from a victim of domestic abuse to Nucky’s mistress illustrates the limited, often compromised, paths to agency available to women at the time. Conclusion Season 1 of Boardwalk Empire Episode 12: "A Return to Normalcy" Visual Spectacle