Rat Pack (The Sopranos) complain about his separation. Tony drives to the Pulaski Skyway and tosses Massarone's painting into the river below. The next morning, Massarone is found dead in the trunk of his car. Meanwhile, Adriana is racked with guilt during another movie night at Carmela's, inflamed by Rosalie telling her how Big Pussy Bonpensiero's widow, Angie, is not welcome in their group because of what they believe to be her husband's betrayal as an informant. A teary Adriana nearly admits to being an informant, but instead flees and injures herself in Carmela's driveway. Adriana refuses the group's offers of first aid and
Big Pussy Bonpensiero traveled to Boca Raton to persuade Junior to return to New Jersey and settle a trucking dispute with Aprile. However, he was suspiciously late for the sit-down and blamed health problems of his comare's mother. Also, that year, he arrived to the Christmas celebrations already wearing his Santa suit, and apparently drunk and very touchy. Tony later recalled these events and decided Sal must have already turned informant at the time. This conflicts with the episode "Do Not Resuscitate", where Agent Lapari said to Pussy, "You been with (the FBI) since '98." In 1999, Sal was an essential part of