re: Boardwalk Empire, Season 3, Episode 10, "A Man, A Plan..."

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If you recall, Nucky wanted to handle it differently, but Owen said he only wanted to take the Treasury agent with him because he was better off using patience than muscle in this case, or something along those lines.

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Yeah, it's pretty clear that Nucky didn't expect anything between Maggie/Owen until after he saw her react to the body. That affair would be the only reason to send his best man on a suicide mission. And even if he did know before, I don't think that he's in the position right now to off Owen. He's needs all the manpower he can get.