The Weight (The Sopranos) Elliot attributes to Jason's feeling of helplessness following Melfi's rape. Melfi says she feels like "a fraud" giving advice on parenting to Tony, when her own son is not acting well. Meadow is urged by Saskia, who we learn is Kupferberg's daughter, to join a law firm representing underprivileged clients in the South Bronx. Tony is not impressed and feels dismayed that Meadow is drifting away from her interest in becoming a pediatrician. Meadow disagrees with her father's advice and continues to volunteer. Meanwhile, Carmela is hurt by Tony's reluctance to engage in financial planning with her cousin, a financial
Whitecaps (The Sopranos) becomes violent when Carmela demands that he leave. She threatens to call a lawyer and get a restraining order. Tony dares her to and hands her his phone which she bats away with her hand. She tells him that she doesn't want him sleeping in her bed anymore and that she no longer loves him, and runs upstairs in tears. Later, A.J. helps Tony clear the pool house so that he can stay there. Tony lies in the pool and Carmela asks him to move the chairs from the pool house that he has left on the lawn. Tony thinks