On his way out, Tommy feeds back the information he’s gathered about Mosley before telling Ada about the visions he’s seen. Offering him an invite to his party, Mosley leaves while Tommy breathes a deep sigh of relief, struggling to play along with Mosley’s deep web of deception and deceit. As the fascist antagonizes him, Tommy bites back and tells Mosley he’s done some research of his own, now aware of Mosley’s secrets too. They shake hands and agree, while Tommy continues to flick his silver tongue in parliament and gain the support of other politicians.Īfterward, Mosley comes to see him and they discuss Lizzie, Tommy’s wife. In doing so, it would postpone the death of McCavern for now.
Incredulous, he learns Polly is part of the deal and that the elaborate plan he has concocted involves her agreeing to be married to him. To good to turn down, Polly changes her vote and they agree to go ahead with it.Īt his office, Aberama comes to see Tommy and tells him of his displeasure of the deal with the Billy Boys. In doing so, it would essentially wipe out half the debt that he lost in wall street. Arthur disagrees too but Tommy persists, telling her that Michael would be reinstated and front the movement, offered a cut of the money in the process of course. Enough to catapult them back into the annals of royalty. Polly votes against the idea straight away but he continues, mentioning the canal boats and keeping Opium for a week in exchange for a decent amount of money. Gathering the family, Tommy tells them about the opium deal. He offers a bag of opium – the purest in Europe – as Tommy relays to him the intricate details around the shipment, including the amount of money it’s all worth. Brilliant Chang admits as much to Tommy, telling him it’s been done as a reassurance of his attention, before lighting a cigarette and discussing business. As he sits to talk, at the bookies a mysterious woman bursts into the office and manages to seduce Finn, holding him up at gunpoint, where a phone call reveals his predicament. A Chinese Man appears at Tommy’s office at the pub and calls himself Brilliant Chang. Heading back to brave his MP facade, Arthur laments that life before filling Tommy in on the money they’ve made so far in the rigged sport betting. Jimmy McCavern laments the white flag of truce and while tensions are high between them, Tommy manages to just about strike a deal with him before offering accommodation and a safe place to hang his hat for now.
The Billy Boys arrive in Birmingham where Tommy stands waiting for them at the dock. With a lucrative deal set to catapult them back into the money again, only time will tell how this will play out later on down the line. With the Billy Boys conflict on stand-still for now, the episode doubles down on its drama surrounding the fascist politician whilst seeing ghosts of the past haunt both Arthur and Tommy as they struggle to retain the upper-hand. As we reach the halfway point in Season 5 of Peaky Blinders, the conflict with the Billy Boys is kept on hold for now while the antagonistic Mosley steps forward to the foreground.