The Sopranos father ran things. Adriana is Christopher's loyal and long-suffering girlfriend; the two have a volatile relationship, but appear destined to stay together. Christopher often ignores Adriana's advice, and winds up regretting it. Rosalie is the widow of previous DiMeo boss Jackie Aprile Sr., and a very close friend of Carmela. Angie is Salvatore Bonpensiero's wife; she later goes into "business" for herself, and quite successfully. Artie & Charmaine are childhood friends of the Sopranos, and owners of the popular restaurant, Vesuvio. Charmaine wishes to have no association with Tony and his crew due to fears that Tony's criminal ways will
The Sopranos (The Sopranos episode) feels jealous of Tony's ascendancy in the family. Junior wants to kill turncoat "Little Pussy" Malanga in Artie Bucco's restaurant. Tony, a friend of Artie's since childhood, fears that a mob hit could hurt Artie's business. After Junior refuses to move the hit to another location, and Artie's wife Charmaine refuses Tony's offer of cruise tickets, Tony has his trusted right-hand man, Silvio Dante, bomb the restaurant in the hopes that Artie can claim insurance money without becoming aware of the gangland conflict. At his son A.J.'s birthday party, Tony and his crew comfort Artie about the loss of his