At their
Catholic school,
A.J. and his friends steal
sacramental wine and turn up drunk at
gym class.
Tony, who is shaking down a foreman at a construction site, is called to the school and sees the psychologist along with
Carmela. They are told that A.J. may have
attention deficit disorder. Tony scornfully rejects this diagnosis and says A.J. is behaving like a normal 13-year-old. Carmela supports his opinion and they both walk out of the psychologist's office. Further misbehavior by A.J. during a dinner with
Livia results in him being grounded. Tony contemplates talking to his son about the
family business. He flashes back to his own childhood, around the time of the
1967 Newark riots, when he witnessed his father
Johnny Boy and uncle
Junior viciously beat a man named Rocco Alatore. During a session with
Dr. Melfi, Tony implies that his parents were
abusive. As A.J. begins his psychological testing, Carmela tells Tony that he may have to go into
special education. An argument ensues between the couple over which parent is to blame for A.J.'s problems, causing Carmela to storm off. As part of his punishment, A.J. visits Livia at the Green Grove
retirement community. Having overheard his parents talking about Tony's therapy, A.J. innocently tells his grandmother, who assumes that Tony is discussing her with the psychiatrist. She later tries to pass this information to
Uncle Junior, but Tony happens to walk in before she can do so. Later, while changing a flat tire, Tony attempts to bond with A.J., whohaving
seen police photographers at
Jackie Aprile, Sr.'s funeralasks whether he is in the Mafia. Tony says that he isn't like Jackie, whom he calls a "complicated man." during the therapy session During another session with Melfi, Tony expresses concern that he and A.J. inherited reckless tendencies from Johnny Boy. He recalls traumatic memories of Livia threatening to gouge out his eye with a fork, and of witnessing Johnny Boy's arrest at a mob-run fairground. Tony states that despite the arrest he is proud of being Johnny Boy's son, while acknowledging that A.J. doesn't have to be like him. Tony also recalls an argument between his parents when Rocco, the man Johnny Boy had beaten up, offered him a job in
Reno, Nevada. Tony visits Livia at Green Grove to ask about Rocco, but she alludes to knowing about Tony's psychiatrist. A.J.'s psychological testing confirms that he has borderline ADD. Learning from his experiences and therapy over the last few days, Tony resolves to spend more time with his son and prove that he doesn't have to be like his own father. ==First appearances==