In the midst of suspicions that he killed Ralph, Tony tries to intervene to get Chris clean and sober.
Plot
Christopher Moltisanti's heroin addiction has reached the point where it is openly affecting his work. He nods off in meetings, misses appointments, and is visibly impaired in ways his crew has begun to notice and discuss. Tony has known for some time but been unwilling to fully confront it. The crew stages an intervention at Silvio's house.
The intervention does not follow the script. Christopher responds with denial, then anger, then something approaching despair. Tony's contribution is compromised by the fact that he cannot separate his legitimate concern for Christopher's health from his frustration that Christopher is failing him professionally. Tony accidentally sits on and kills Christopher's dog during one of the confrontation scenes, which adds a layer of dark absurdity without deflating the genuine stakes.
Christopher is sent to a rehabilitation facility in Pennsylvania. He goes without enthusiasm. Tony visits him at the facility, and their dynamic stripped of its usual context -- no Satriale's, no crew, just two men in a clean institutional room -- reveals something about what the relationship actually is underneath the organizational structure. Adriana is working as a registered FBI informant, a situation that is becoming harder to maintain as the agents press her for more information about Christopher.
Credits
Written by: Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, and Terence Winter
Directed by: Alan Taylor