Arnold Rothstein, Nucky Thompson and others in “Unfinished Business”

Arnold Rothstein

[discussing Rosetti's blockade of Nucky's liquor] It's bad for business?

Nucky Thompson

Isn't it?

Arnold Rothstein

And what would you know about it, conducting yours like a drunken shopkeeper?

Nucky Thompson

Alright, Arnold. You're allowed to blow off steam.

Arnold Rothstein

It's not alright. Do you think I entered into this arrangement because I value your companionship? You are a convenience, of geography and supply. You promised a quantity and a price. You have failed to deliver! And now, owing to your inability to manage your affairs in New Jersey - a state I have little interest in or affection for - you expect me to start a war? In New York? Where things actually matter?

Nucky' Thompson

I expect you to understand that Gyp Rosetti is trouble for everyone. I lost an entire convoy...

Arnold Rothstein

Because of your own cavalierness! Because you run off to Manhattan at a moment's notice to rut with some showgirl!

Nucky Thompson

You'd be wise to leave Miss Kent out of this.

Arnold Rothstein

Why? You can't. Do you even begin to understand how weak that makes you look?

Nucky Thompson

That's a big noise from a man who is dead below the waist.

Arnold Rothstein

I practice discretion.

Nucky Thompson

You practice bullshit! Who the fuck are you, Arnold, aside from a little weasel with a good poker face?