The second thing, you trusted the wrong person. In their eyes, you are just a tool, to be discarded once used; in fact, it is like this even now. Think about it—if it weren't for little Rockefeller's tip-off, would I have known that you, Mr. Nucky, still had a role to play in this matter?
That was the first time Donnie laid his cards on the table with Nucky.
Such a Donnie obviously left Nucky unable to accept it right away.
"So you have come to me riding on the momentum of a big victory in New York, ready to declare war?"
Donnie gestured with his hand, showing a look of disappointment, and said, "Didn't you listen carefully to what I just said? I mentioned that we in Atlantic City need to be united. If not for you, Nucky, the highway from Atlantic City to Philadelphia would still not be possible, and I need this highway to bring a continuous stream of more guests to the Surf Hotel."
At this moment, Donnie very much wanted to finish Nucky, but he couldn't!