The Sopranos (The Sopranos episode) not be picked up by HBO and, in that case, planned to ask the network for additional money to shoot another 45 minutes and turn it into a feature film. Chase was also pressured by another, completely new development deal offered to him by another network, which he kept postponing until he heard HBO's verdict on "The Sopranos". Right before Christmas of 1997, David Chase received a phone call and learned that HBO did like the pilot and ordered a full season, all of which happened about two hours before the deadline for accepting the other network's deal. Chase was
Boca (The Sopranos) Melfi, Tony calls off the hit. Hauser is arrested by the police. After this, Tony arrives home after a night of drinking on Xanax and confesses to Carmela (and an eavesdropping Meadow) that he "didn't hurt nobody." Carmela then looks up at the balcony, seeing Meadow. Boca (The Sopranos) "Boca" is the ninth episode of the HBO television series "The Sopranos". It was written by Jason Cahill, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Andy Wolk and originally aired on March 7, 1999. "* = credit only" Tony, Silvio, and Artie invite Meadow's soccer coach, Don Hauser, to have drinks