S6E17 · Walk Like a Man

Christopher and Paulie are making a lot of money off selling stolen tools through Christopher's father-in-law, Al Lombardo. When some of Paulie's guys break into Al's store to take some of the equipment, Christopher goes ballistic and takes matters into his own hands. Paulie has his own way of getting back at him. Tony takes Christopher to task for not being around much. Christopher explains the temptations at places like the Bing but Tony is anything but sympathetic. Christopher is soon drinking again and it leads to tragedy. Tony tells Agent Dwight Harris about the two Muslims who used to hang around the Bing but who seem to have suddenly become observant. AJ is depressed over his break up with Blanca and there's not much Tony or Carmela can say to console him. He's crying a lot and quits his job. Tony tells him to go to a party Patsi Parisi's college-aged son has organized at the Bing. He starts hanging around at their frat house and is all too keen to get involved in their business dealings.

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A.J. falls into a depression and his parents send him to a therapist. Tony has him spend time with Carlo's son, and A.J. helps him abduct and torture a debtor. Tony tells Melfi that he intended to quit therapy, but feels he has to stay now that A.J. is suffering due to his "rotten genes." Chris notices that Tony is talking to him less, and he points out that Chris never comes to the Bada Bing or Satriale's anymore, despite his insistence that the alcohol there make him anxious. Paulie's cousin steals from Chris's father-in-law's store and Paulie refuses him a cut of the profits, so Chris throws his cousin out a window. Paulie tears up Chris's lawn with his car, and Tony helps them make peace, during which Chris decides to drink with the crew. Paulie makes several crude jokes about Chris's daughter, and Chris leaves when he notices Tony laughing. With his sponsor out of town, Chris goes to Dolan's house and tries to give him mob stories to write about. Instead Dolan harshly says, “You're in the mafia!" Chris takes out his gun and kills Dolan, then returns home, where he rights a tree in his yard that Paulie knocked over.

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