constantly mouths off at his dad, including a Precision F-Strike during a Giants game. Now we see her in this episode on the verge of tears as she's forced to move out of the large house Sack had bought, just as Janice is moving in. Then she watched him get deliberately humiliated by federal authorities at her daughter's wedding, which caused her to faint. Break the Cutie: Ginny has over the course of the past season seen her loving and faithful husband, Johnny Sack, go to prison.Boom, Headshot!: How Vito kills the man with the jeep.
Blood from the Mouth: Bobby, after getting beaten to a pulp by several Black youths with baseball bats.Janice used the tape to extract all kinds of favors and services from Tony for over a month. Melfi that Janice eavesdropped on and tape-recorded a fight between himself and his other sister, Barbara. Bad Liar: It's only a matter of time before Johnny Cakes figures out that Vito isn't a sportswriter.Bad Boss: The other mobsters are rather appalled at Tony's Lack of Empathy for Bobby after the latter took a bullet to the eye.Bobby just can't get his son to share his passion for toy railroad assemblies. Awkward Father-Son Bonding Activity: Averted.Anger Born of Worry: The reason Johnny Cakes became angry when Vito participated in the Heroic Fire Rescue.Ambiguously Absent Parent: Carmela for a time neglects care of the house and being there for Meadow when she's on her way to breaking up with Finn.Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Bobby, when the Black youth have him at gunpoint.And Carmela continues to pressure Tony to get the permits needed to finish her spec house. Sal Vitro also manages to persuade Tony to let him out of doing Johnny Sack's yard for free. Mobsters from both New Jersey and New York still feel utterly betrayed and outraged over Sack taking the deal and testifying.Ĭhris meanwhile has the Maserati he purchased from Sack repossessed by state authorities. He testifies generally as to the existence of The Mafia, but he does not describe specific activities of his former partners in crime. Sack also agrees to an allocation deal to leave additional financial resources for his family. Ginny is on the verge of tears as Janice moves into the house. Sack, more desperate than ever to look out for his family, agrees. He agrees to a slight reduction of his finder's fee but insists that Sack sell him his house at half price. Tony decides to go through with it when he also sees an opportunity to please Janice and get her off his back. Tony drags his feet on pushing it any further. Tony tries, but one partner refuses to sell. He tries to get Tony to pressure his partners in a New Orleans company to cash out in order to make provisions for Ginny and his family. But he becomes increasingly aware that his family is struggling financially. He tells his lawyer that it would be the equivalent of the lawyer (who's Jewish) becoming a Nazi. Johnny Sack initially refuses an offer to take a deal that requires him to testify about the existence of the Mafia.
But underneath, Tony's callous disregard towards Bobby is tied to his resentment of Janice. On the surface, Tony does have a point that it wasn't particularly smart of Bobby to make a collection by himself, late at night, and in the bad part of Newark. But Tony is callous and dismissive of Bobby's ordeal, to the chagrin of the other mobsters. Paulie is especially sympathetic, as he is struggling with early-stage prostate cancer for which he is undergoing radiation therapy. The other mobsters sympathize with Bobby and recognize that he made up the lost payment to Tony. Bobby's eye gets hit by the ricochet bullet. They rob him of his cash and gun, which they shoot off the pavement. He gets ambushed and beaten to a pulp by several Black youths armed with baseball bats. But Vito is desperate to avoid detection either by law enforcement or the crime families he had been a part of, so he shoots the man dead and drives away.īobby makes a collection in the bad part of town late at night. The man insists on filing a police report of the accident. He ends up crashing into the jeep of a man who was checking his mail. He leaves Johnny Cakes early in the morning before Cakes wakes up. They declare their love for each other and then kiss.īut Vito really struggles with the lifestyle change that comes with working steady 9 to 5 shifts in New England. Johnny Cakes admits his angry reaction to Vito joining in on the fire rescue was because he was worried about Vito getting hurt. Vito prepares a romantic candlelit dinner for Johnny Cakes.