Funhouse (The Sopranos) box. While driving to meet Paulie at the docks, Tony has a final fever dream in which Meadow announces over dinner she is planning to attend Columbia University and Tony tells his family he has bought a new boat. After setting out for a ride on a yacht, Tony confronts Pussy about when he "flipped". Pussy initially denies the accusation, but quickly confesses under pressure. He claims to have supplied them with disinformation, but Tony does not believe him. To break the mood, Pussy shares tequila and brags about the girl he used to have sex with at the clinic
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