[[Meadow Soprano|Meadow]] tells her parents she is moving to [[California]] to be with [[List of characters from The Sopranos - Friends and Family#Finn DeTrolio|Finn]].
Carmela andvisits [[Rosalie Aprile|RosalieParis]] embark on a vacation towith [[ParisRosalie Aprile|Rosalie]], after Carmela managed to win the trip in a silent auction at the feast. She takes enjoyment at the presence of the bronze artwork along the river. She reacts to the ancient city with emotional intensity, and thoughts about past and future, life and death. In a dream she sees [[Adriana La Cerva|Adriana]] walking her dog by the [[Eiffel Tower]]; a ''[[Gendarmerie|gendarme]]'' says in English, "Your friend—someone needs to tell her she's dead."
[[Vito Spatafore|Vito]] unexpectedly approaches Tony at a mall (with a very poor attempt to request Tony's silence) and tries to convince him he is not really [[homosexual]]. He asks to buy his way back into the crew, proposing to run a business in [[Atlantic City]] involving [[prostitution]] and [[methamphetamine|meth]] trafficking. Tony brings up the offer with [[Silvio Dante|Silvio]], [[Christopher Moltisanti|Christopher]], and [[Paulie Walnuts|Paulie]], who are not in favor. Vito has a reunion lunch with his family, telling his children that he has been working as an undercover spy in [[Afghanistan]] and that they must never speak about his return. He phones [[List of characters from The Sopranos - Friends and Family#Johnny Cakes Witowski|Jim]], who wantstotally nothing to do withrebuffs him ever again.
Tony has already had a business dispute with [[Phil Leotardo|Phil]], who is now the acting boss of the [[Lupertazzi crime family|Lupertazzi family]]. When they meet again, Phil discoversis angry to learn that Vito is back in town; angering both him and Tony. Tony decides that he can't keep protecting Vito and begins planning his murder. After receiving oral sex from a stripper in his [[Cadillac Escalade|truck]]; Tony randomly receives a call from Vito once again repeating his offer for protection. However, when Vito returns that night to his motel room, he wasis locatedattacked by New York mobsters [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi crime family#Dominic Fat Dom Gamiello|Fat Dom Gamiello]] and [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi crime family#Gerardo "Gerry" Torciano|Gerry Torciano]], who knock him down and duct-tape his mouth. Vito mutely pleads for his life as Phil walks out of the closet and watches Dom and Gerry beat him to death with pool cues.
Tony understands that Phil is sending a message, that he can kill one of Tony's [[caporegime|capos]] and Tony cannot do anything about it. He decides to hit back at Phil financially, noting that he has "a [[Bookmaker|wire room]] in [[Sheepshead Bay]]."
