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===Season 2===
 
===Season 2===
In season 2 Neary turns against Thompson and agrees to give evidence of election fraud against him as part of an attempted political coup. Neary works with the commodore to persuade other ward bosses from Thompson's organisation to join the coup. He succesfully convinces [[George O'Neill]] and [[Boyd]] to side with him but cannot convince [[Damien Fleming]].
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In season 2 Neary turns against Thompson and agrees to give evidence of election fraud against him as part of an attempted political coup. Neary works with [[The Commodore]] and [[Eli Thompson]] to persuade other ward bosses from Thompson's organisation to join the coup. They aim to replace Nucky with [[Jimmy Darmody]]. He successfully convinces [[George O'Neill]] and [[Al Boyd]] to side with him but cannot convince [[Damien Fleming]].
   
Neary and the other aldermen attend the memorial day celebrations in 1921. Nucky gives a speech and is careful to note that [[The Commodore]] is absent. The aldermen have heard rumours that The Commodore has been incapacitated by a stroke. ("[[Gimcrack & Bunkum]]")
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Neary and the other aldermen attend the memorial day celebrations in 1921. Nucky gives a speech and is careful to note that The Commodore is absent. The aldermen have heard rumours that The Commodore has been incapacitated by a stroke. ("[[Gimcrack & Bunkum]]")
   
 
Assistant US Attorney [[Esther Randolph]] deposes Neary. She is recording his testimony using a Dictaphone and clarifying evidence that he originally gave to the State investigation. She questions Neary about cash for votes and his arrest in March 1920 for his involvement in bootlegging. Neary claims that he has paid his debt on those charges with a $500 fine. Randolph believes the punishment was too light and threatens to reopen that case if Neary is not co-operative despite his deal with the previous prosecutor. ("[[Peg of Old]]")
 
Assistant US Attorney [[Esther Randolph]] deposes Neary. She is recording his testimony using a Dictaphone and clarifying evidence that he originally gave to the State investigation. She questions Neary about cash for votes and his arrest in March 1920 for his involvement in bootlegging. Neary claims that he has paid his debt on those charges with a $500 fine. Randolph believes the punishment was too light and threatens to reopen that case if Neary is not co-operative despite his deal with the previous prosecutor. ("[[Peg of Old]]")
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When Nucky announces his retirement Jimmy hosts a celebration dinner at [[Babette’s Supper Club]]. Neary reads the report on Nucky’s press conference aloud from evening edition of the newspaper. Boyd snatches the paper and jokes about Nucky’s situation. Eli is unamused by the banter as Boyd continues the story. Mayor Bader has named Neary as the new treasurer. Jimmy and [[Leander Cephas Whitlock]] congratulate Neary. [[Paddy Ryan]] jokes that the drinks are on Neary. Ryan and his companion sit down next to [[Richard Harrow]]. Jimmy approaches Harrow and they have a quiet conversation. Eli tries to initiate a private discussion with Jimmy but is interrupted by the arrival of [[Mickey Doyle]] and [[Manny Horvitz]]. Mickey performs a mocking bow to Jimmy, calling him a king. Jimmy wonders why Manny is there and Manny says that he never misses a celebration. Eli again asks for a word and Jimmy puts him off. The aldermen call for a speech and the other guests join their urging. Jimmy obliges them and begins by recalling their last dinner together (in January 1920) and their subsequent dissatisfaction with Nucky’s leadership. Mickey interrupts with a joke about Nucky and Jimmy angrily silences him. He goes on to talk about his father’s vision for their city as a kingdom by the sea and his own vision to share the kingdom with its court. He says that the war is over and quotes Senator William Marcy “to the victor go the spoils.” Whitlock offers a toast to “Prince James” and his long reign. ("[[Two Boats and a Lifeguard]]")
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
 
*[[Mrs. Neary]] - Wife
 
*[[Mrs. Neary]] - Wife
 
*[[Nucky Thompson]] - Ex-boss
 
*[[Nucky Thompson]] - Ex-boss
*[[The Commodore]] - Boss
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*[[The Commodore]] - Co-conspirator
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*[[Leander Cephas Whitlock]] - Co-conspirator
 
*[[Eli Thompson]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
 
*[[Eli Thompson]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
*[[Jimmy Darmody]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
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*[[Jimmy Darmody]] - Boss
 
*[[George O'Neill]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
 
*[[George O'Neill]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
 
*[[Damien Fleming]] - Colleague
 
*[[Damien Fleming]] - Colleague
*[[Boyd]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
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*[[Al Boyd]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
 
*[[Paddy Ryan]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
 
*[[Paddy Ryan]] - Colleague, co-conspirator
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*[[Mickey Doyle]] - Co-conspirator
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*[[Richard Harrow]] - Co-conspirator
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*[[Manny Horvitz]] - Associate
   
 
==Memorable Quotes==
 
==Memorable Quotes==
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Jim Neary is an Atlantic City politician. He is an Alderman of the Atlantic City Council. He is a Republican and is initially loyal to political boss Nucky Thompson. Neary is played by Robert Clohessy.

Biography

Background

Neary has been a local politician in Atlantic City for several years. He is an Alderman of the Atlantic City Council. He is a Republican and works for political boss Nucky Thompson. As a Ward Boss he is responsible for making collections for Nucky's organization and managing Precinct Captains in his ward. He is an Irish American and a member of the Order of Ancient Celts.

Season 1

With the dawn of prohibition Nucky Thompson assembles his organisation and explains that they are about to get in to bootlegging. Neary and his colleagues greet the announcement with cheers and applause. ("Boardwalk Empire")

Neary delivers a payment to Nucky at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. ("The Ivory Tower)"

Nucky sends Neary to see Margaret Schroeder. Neary mistakes Edith Mauer for Margaret when she answers the door and is corrected. He gives Margaret the address of La Belle Femme clothing shop and tells her that Nucky has found her a job. He offers his condolences for Margaret’s husband and leaves. ("Broadway Limited")

Neary and girlfriend

Neary and his girlfriend at the Ritz Carlton.

Nucky entertains guests in his suite at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Eddie Cantor sings while Lucy Danziger and friends dance. Neary attends with a girlfriend. Aldermen George O'Neill and Damien Fleming are also there with their girlfriends. ("Broadway Limited")

Neary and the other aldermen attend Nucky's birthday party at Babette's with dates. ("Anastasia")

Neary stores alcohol at the Hiawatha Garage in his ward. The garage is immediately behind the home of Margaret Schroeder. She is bothered by the sound of men unloading kegs of alcohol and sees Neary with the men. ("Nights in Ballygran")

Nucky counts money in his salon while Aldermen George O'Neill and Jim Neary play cards with fishing boat Captain Bill McCoy at the table. Boyd is playing the piano while Eli sits next to Nucky reading notes for his planned speech at the St. Patrick's Day dinner of the Order of Ancient Celts. Nucky chastises O’Neill and O’Neill says that prohibition puts them in uncharted territory. Neary toasts the Irish and their prodigious drinking and Nucky jokes that he personally drinks to forget, but can’t remember what. Damien Fleming arrives with his collections money for Nucky and says that his ward’s speakeasies have been packed with people of all ethnicities. Nucky observes that people want what they cannot have and Boyd is impressed by Nucky’s grasp of psychology. Fleming says his people cannot keep liquor on the shelves, Eli interjects that it should be hidden under the shelves, while Fleming goes on to say he needs to increase his order. Eli asks if McCoy is listening and McCoy responds that he needs to get another boat. Fleming asks the others to deal him into their game and Nucky asks when McCoy is leaving port. McCoy jokingly says he leaves at “the stroke of midnight on a sea of green.” Fleming wonders if McCoy means that the sea is green from money or from the dyed beer they will serve later. Nucky wonders how the preparation of the beer is progressing and Neary reassures him that the food colouring has arrived and is being mixed with the beer as they speak. Nucky jokes that they will need plenty of beer to get the Celts through Eli’s re-election speech. Boyd is surprised that Eli is speaking and Nucky repeats his earlier comparison to Daniel Webster. Eli is annoyed at the jest but Nucky continues, revealing that Eli is taking lessons. Fleming toasts to “the great orator” and O’Neill requests a sample. Eli refuses and Nucky says the Irish are a surly lot. O’Neill suggests giving Eli a drink and Neary jokes that he can have green beer. Nucky says anyone can drink as long as they pay and Neary assures him that they will. McCoy bursts into song replacing the words from Danny Boy with an ode to Nucky’s bootlegging success. ("Nights in Ballygran")

That night Margaret is again awakened by more noise from the garage. She goes out to ask what they are doing and one of the workers explains that they are unloading the beer for it to be turned green for St. Patrick ’s Day. She asks who is in charge, the worker calls and Neary emerges from the garage. He recognises her and comments on the mild evening, comparing it to Wicklow County in Ireland. Margaret points out that she comes from Kerry and Neary recalls the “lofty peak of Carrauntoohil.” (The highest point in Ireland, which is in Kerry.) Margaret asks if he has spoken with Mr Thompson about his business at the garage. He has not but offers to keep the noise down. He offers Margaret a drink and she goes back inside. ("Nights in Ballygran")

At the Celtic Dinner Duncan O'Connor sings “Carickfergus”. The Commodore, Nucky, Neary, Boyd and Ethan Thompson are seated at the top table alongside the vocalist. Ethan shouts over O'Connor to ask Nucky where Eli is just before Eli arrives late, blaming his children playing Tarzan with his sash. The audience joins in with the ballad. As the crowd applauds Mayor Harry Bacharach thanks O’Connor and introduces Nucky. Eli asks when he can speak and Nucky again asks if it is necessary. Nevertheless, at the podium Nucky explains that Eli wants to give a speech. Eli is heckled by the audience as he unfolds his notes. His opening mangles a quote from Julius Caesar and is ridiculed. He seems to get the audience on side with anti-English sentiment and lists the names of Irish revolutionaries. He makes a mistake with one name and is criticised for having been born in America. The Celts begin to argue about the difference between first and second generation immigrants and Eli cannot regain their attention. The Commodore warns Nucky that a riot could erupt and Jimmy announces the end of the speech. He entertains the audience with patriotic jokes about Irishman and then brings on bagpipers and the leprechauns, saying they are carrying pots of gold. The crowd finds the leprechauns carrying bottled beer and complains about the absence of the traditional green beer. Nucky explains that the stash of beer was seized by federal agents. ("Nights in Ballygran")

Later, Neary tells a dirty joke as Nelson Van Alden and a team of Prohibition Agents burst in and announce a raid. Ethan is furious but Nucky restrains him. An attorney from the crowd of Celts states that consumption of alcohol is not a crime. Van Alden knocks him out with a single punch and asks if there are further objections. Eli shifts in his seat and Nucky tells him to stand down. Van Alden orders Sebso to shoot anyone that tries to flee and then announces an arrest warrant for Neary giving his address as 1222 Chelsea Avenue. He has men take Neary away, ignoring his protestations of innocence. He announces the end of the dinner and tells the Celts to leave. Outside the press and the women of the temperance league are waiting for the diners. The women sing a song in support of prohibition and attempt to shame the Celts as they exit. Neary is questioned by reporters as he is hauled into a car and driven away. Margaret, the informant behind the arrest, is among the temperance league members.("Nights in Ballygran")

Season 2

In season 2 Neary turns against Thompson and agrees to give evidence of election fraud against him as part of an attempted political coup. Neary works with The Commodore and Eli Thompson to persuade other ward bosses from Thompson's organisation to join the coup. They aim to replace Nucky with Jimmy Darmody. He successfully convinces George O'Neill and Al Boyd to side with him but cannot convince Damien Fleming.

Neary and the other aldermen attend the memorial day celebrations in 1921. Nucky gives a speech and is careful to note that The Commodore is absent. The aldermen have heard rumours that The Commodore has been incapacitated by a stroke. ("Gimcrack & Bunkum")

Assistant US Attorney Esther Randolph deposes Neary. She is recording his testimony using a Dictaphone and clarifying evidence that he originally gave to the State investigation. She questions Neary about cash for votes and his arrest in March 1920 for his involvement in bootlegging. Neary claims that he has paid his debt on those charges with a $500 fine. Randolph believes the punishment was too light and threatens to reopen that case if Neary is not co-operative despite his deal with the previous prosecutor. ("Peg of Old")

When Nucky announces his retirement Jimmy hosts a celebration dinner at Babette’s Supper Club. Neary reads the report on Nucky’s press conference aloud from evening edition of the newspaper. Boyd snatches the paper and jokes about Nucky’s situation. Eli is unamused by the banter as Boyd continues the story. Mayor Bader has named Neary as the new treasurer. Jimmy and Leander Cephas Whitlock congratulate Neary. Paddy Ryan jokes that the drinks are on Neary. Ryan and his companion sit down next to Richard Harrow. Jimmy approaches Harrow and they have a quiet conversation. Eli tries to initiate a private discussion with Jimmy but is interrupted by the arrival of Mickey Doyle and Manny Horvitz. Mickey performs a mocking bow to Jimmy, calling him a king. Jimmy wonders why Manny is there and Manny says that he never misses a celebration. Eli again asks for a word and Jimmy puts him off. The aldermen call for a speech and the other guests join their urging. Jimmy obliges them and begins by recalling their last dinner together (in January 1920) and their subsequent dissatisfaction with Nucky’s leadership. Mickey interrupts with a joke about Nucky and Jimmy angrily silences him. He goes on to talk about his father’s vision for their city as a kingdom by the sea and his own vision to share the kingdom with its court. He says that the war is over and quotes Senator William Marcy “to the victor go the spoils.” Whitlock offers a toast to “Prince James” and his long reign. ("Two Boats and a Lifeguard")

Relationships

Memorable Quotes

Appearances

Season one appearances
Boardwalk Empire The Ivory Tower Broadway Limited Anastasia
Nights in Ballygran Family Limitation Home Hold Me in Paradise
Belle Femme The Emerald City Paris Green A Return to Normalcy
Season two appearances
21 Ourselves Alone A Dangerous Maid What Does the Bee Do?
Gimcrack & Bunkum The Age of Reason Peg of Old Two Boats and a Lifeguard
Battle of the Century Georgia Peaches Under God's Power She Flourishes To the Lost