Tony finds out that his cousin wants a bigger share of responsibilities, while Finn makes an embarrassing discovery about Vito.
Plot
Tony and Dr. Melfi work through a specific episode from Tony's past. Tony has been telling a story about how he received certain injuries during a bar fight with unidentified Black men -- a cover story that protects others in the crew from scrutiny. Melfi probes at the inconsistencies in the account. Tony maintains his version. The therapy sessions reveal how Tony has learned to construct alternative narratives for external consumption without losing track of the original events.
Tony Blundetto has been pulled back into violence, killing two men connected to New York motivated by a combination of old revenge and the logic of the situation he was in. These killings violate the arrangement Tony Soprano has been maintaining with the Lupertazzi family. New York is now formally demanding that Tony Soprano hand over or kill his cousin. Tony refuses initially.
Janice and Bobby Baccalieri are now in a serious relationship. Bobby has accepted Janice in ways that genuinely surprise his family and Tony. Janice is different with Bobby -- calmer, more grounded -- and the relationship seems to be working in ways no one around them expected. Tony watches this with a complex reaction: some genuine surprise, some protective concern for Bobby, and some old irritation at Janice that never fully goes away.
Credits
Written by: Matthew Weiner and Terence Winter
Directed by: Tim Van Patten