Second Opinion (The Sopranos) leave the marriage since Tony's life is dangerous and his income is derived from blood money. He advises Carmela to use only the legitimate funds she can muster to survive on and raise her two children alone. Carmela visits Meadow, who is still sour over Noah's breakup and Tony's attitudes. Carmela defends Tony and challenges Meadow to explain herself, but she does not respond. Later, Carmela has lunch with Columbia's dean over a donation. Carmela is receptive to funding a student center, but Tony angrily balks and only agrees to go as high as $5,000. Later, she tells Tony that
Mergers and Acquisitions (The Sopranos) that he understands. Meanwhile, Carmela is infuriated when she discovers a broken false fingernail - it was Valentina's - in Tony's clothes. She takes two bound stacks of Tony's hidden money and invests it with several stockbrokers. Tony realizes what's happened and walks downstairs, where Carmela is reading the newspaper. While Carmela makes coffee, the two ask each other if they have anything to talk about, and both say no. Words are unspoken. The phrase mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as