EPISODE

S3E13 · Army of One

Ralphie issues his final decision on the fate of Jackie Jr., Anthony Jr. faces military school after getting expelled, Paulie and Ralphie have a financial conflict while the FBI assigns Adriana a new "friend."

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A.J. is expelled from school for stealing test answers, and Tony posits sending him to military school, which Carmela is against. Paulie is shorted money he is owed from Ralphie and is not helped by Tony, prompting him to talk to the underboss of the New York -based Lupertazzi family, Johnny Sacrimoni. The FBI has an agent befriend Adriana using a false identity. After another talk with Tony, Ralphie has Vito kill Jackie, and his death is framed as a drug deal gone wrong. His death prompts Carmela to change her mind and let A.J. go, only for him to have a panic attack while Carmela dresses him. Tony decides to not have him go, bitterly espousing his hatred of his "putrid gene" to Melfi. After Jackie's funeral, a distraught Meadow repeats the drug deal story to his sister, who insists he was killed by Italians. At the wake at Nuovo Vesuvio, Junior, having been released from house arrest, sings " Core 'ngrato ". Drunk, Meadow heckles him, and leaves when Tony notices. He follows her outside, and she decries the funeral as "bullshit" and runs off.

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