The Weight (The Sopranos) advisor named Brian Cammarata. She is drawn emotionally closer to Furio and takes along a discontented A.J. as a chaperone when she visits Furio to advise him on land zoning regulations. Later, when Furio throws a housewarming party to celebrate his new home, the pair dance together to sensual Italian music. The evening after the party, as Carmela lies in bed, Tony presents her with flowers and a slim designer dress from Saks Fifth Avenue. Carmela puts on the dress and Tony compliments her figure. They begin to kiss and, as they are about to have sex, Meadow blares the
Carmela Soprano season, Tony and Carmela separate after Tony's former mistress Irina Peltsin calls the Soprano home, talks to A.J., and informs Carmela that Tony slept with Irina's cousin and Junior's nurse, Svetlana Kirilenko. Carmela even begins dating A.J.'s guidance counselor, Robert Wegler, and pursuing divorce proceedings against Tony, but is drawn back to her husband by financial concerns and difficulties in rearing A.J., as well as a difficult breakup with Wegler, who correctly accuses Carmela of using sex to manipulate him into giving A.J. special treatment in school. At the end of the fifth season, Carmela agrees to reunite with Tony