Johnny Sack is transferred to a
prison hospital after being diagnosed with
small-cell lung cancer. He dies with his wife and two daughters at his bedside. In New York, Phil forgoes leadership of the
Lupertazzi family in favor of his protégé,
Gerry Torciano. However, at dinner in a restaurant with
Silvio, Gerry is killed on the orders of
Faustino "Doc" Santoro. Tony, furious that Sil was put in danger, urges
Little Carmine to vie again for control of the Lupertazzis. Carmine declines; his wife has said, "I don't want to be the wealthiest widow on
Long Island." On what would have been
Billy's 47th birthday, Phil bitterly speaks to
Butch about his "weakness", in particular after Billy was killed; he says there will be no more compromise.
Meadow has broken up with
Finn, while
Blanca is getting fed up with
A.J. Tony is approached by
FBI agents
Harris and
Goddard, who ask him to pass on anything he notices at the
Newark docks that might concern terrorism. Tony turns his back on them.
Christopher finishes his Mafia-themed
slasher film,
Cleaver. Following the film's premiere in
New York City, Tony congratulates Christopher and mingles with the Lupertazzis and the cast at the after-party. Tony does not see it at first, but Carmela notes a similarity between the film's
love triangle and
Christopher's suspicions that Tony had an affair with
Adriana; Carmela sees the violent murder of the antagonist as Christopher's "revenge fantasy" against Tony. She confronts Christopher; she is doubtful about his depiction of Tony (and also about Adriana's whereabouts). He denies any similarities but is worried about what Tony might think. Christopher asks his screenwriter,
J.T. Dolan, to tell Tony that the character was his idea. When J.T. refuses, Christopher hits him over the head with a
Humanitas Prize trophy. J.T. then visits the
Bada Bing and tells Tony that he stole the characters and plot from the film
Born Yesterday. Noticing a bruise on J.T.'s head, Tony seems to doubt his account, but watches
Born Yesterday at home. Later, he painfully admits to
Dr. Melfi that he believes Christopher despises him, and that
Cleaver illustrates his hatred. He recalls being a father figure to Christopher. Melfi asks Tony to cautiously evaluate if he is not "reading into things," but he replies that his sessions with her have taught him enough about the human subconscious. At the
baptism of Christopher's daughter, Tony and Chris embrace closely, but their eyes belie the closeness. ==Deceased==