Eloise (The Sopranos) A family dinner to meet Meadow's new boyfriend, Finn DeTrolio, further dispirits Carmela. She argues with Meadow and her roommates about the homosexual themes in "Billy Budd", which spills over into their mother-daughter birthday outing the next day. Carmela complains to Tony while Meadow learns from A.J. about her visits to Furio's home and her depression since he left. Tony later approaches Meadow and reveals that he and Carmela both had couples counseling, suggesting to Meadow that she treat her mother with more restraint. Meadow does not reveal anything about Furio. Later, when Tony asks his wife if seeing Meadow
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