The Sopranos the sole authority figure in the home, becomes frustrated as her rules lead A.J. to resent her; eventually she allows him to live with his father. She has a brief relationship with Robert Wegler, A.J.'s guidance counselor; he breaks it off abruptly when he suspects that she is manipulating him to improve A.J.'s grades. Tony and Carmela reconcile; Tony promises to be more loyal and agrees to pay for a piece of real estate Carmela wishes to develop. Tony gets Meadow's boyfriend Finn De Trolio a summer job at a construction site, which is run by Aprile crew capo Vito
Whitecaps (The Sopranos) on the Jersey Shore he is thinking of buying. The Sopranos are told the house has been sold to another couple, but it seems likely they won't be approved for the home loan. At first Carmela is hesitant about the cost, then she encourages Tony to buy it as an investment. Finally, she is delighted; she and Tony walk hand-in-hand on the beach and kiss. Tony visits the house's owner, attorney Alan Sapinsly, who lives next-door, and offers cash in the shortest possible time allowed by law. Sapinsly calls the current buyer and negotiates his way out of their contract