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Rusty studies an invitation to Allegra Sacrimoni's wedding. His wife walks into the room, and he hands her the invitation, saying, "Look at this shit." Remember, Rusty was a Little Carmine loyalist, and never thought Johnny Sack should have been promoted with Big Carmine croaked. Anyway, Rusty grimaces and looks quite like the Joker. Or a frog. It's funny how some of the guys, as they get older (Paulie, Tony) are still scary and intimidating and some of the guys (Rusty, Sil) just look like caricatures of their former selves. Like, I would not find Rusty frightening, but meeting Paulie in a dark alley would cause me to pee my pants.
Six weeks later, Johnny Sack nervously waits for his lawyer to bring by a suit for him to wear in court. Johnny's lawyer requests a temporary release to attend Allegra's wedding. The prosecuter thinks the whole thing is ludicrous, but the judge agrees. However, Johnny can only get out for six hours, and must be escorted by U.S. Marshals. He also has to pay for the Marshals, the transportation, and "metal detection screening equipment." He can't drink, either. Johnny Sack quickly agrees, and his family (Ginny and their two daughters) celebrates.
Tony hires Perry Annunziata as a bodyguard and driver for his first day back at work. Carmela welcomes Perry into the house, and Tony limps in, referring to his new friend as "Muscles Marinara." Perry assures Carm that he can protect Tony, because he was "first runner-up, Mr. Teenage Bloomfield." Did that competition entail taking bullets for people and the proper use of brass knuckles? Because I don't know that posing while oiled up is going to help much with protecting a mob boss. Tony assures Carmela that everything will be fine, and they kiss goodbye.
On the drive to work, Tony checks out Perry's biceps and starts a conversation about Perry's workout regimen. Tony pretends he used to be a gym rat, before the shooting and all, claiming that "there was a time when [he] could bench over three hundred pounds." Yeah, three hundred pounds of baked ziti and chicken parm. And by "bench," I mean "eat." Some dump truck passes them, and Perry seems a little aggressive, and like he might be susceptible to road rage. And also not very bright. But he's got big muscles and wears tank tops. Tony gets Perry calmed down and they continue driving.
Junior, his lawyer, the prosecutor, and a judge meet in the judge's chambers. The judge recommends that Junior be sent to a psychiatric facility for further evaluation. Junior's lawyer argues to have him sent to a private facility so that he can get better and go to trial.
Visiting Day in prison. Johnny Sack argues with Allegra over the seating chart for the reception. He gets mad at Ginny for not being on top of the situation, and Ginny says that she's had other things on her mind. Johnny points out that he's not exactly footloose and fancy-free either. Allegra starts to get upset about all the fights going on among her wedding guests, and her fianc tries to calm her down. I've been wondering about the fianc. I mean, obviously he knows what he's getting into, given that they're visiting his future father-in-law in prison where he's awaiting trial. Does the guy want to become part of the family, part of the Family, or both? Katherine, Johnny's other daughter, is super-skinny and smoking. Allegra, in contrast, is pleasingly plump. She's not as big as Ginny, but she's probably larger than average. (I only mention it because if you didn't see the episode, you need to know that to make sense of some of what goes on later.) Johnny apologizes to Allegra, and says, "We are going to get through this as a family: dignified, proud, despite all the persecution and roadblocks." He assures the fianc, Eric, that he's part of the family too, and makes Eric call him "Dad." Johnny tells Allegra to make sure she eats, and reminds Ginny to do the same. I'm not trying to be rude, but I don't think Allegra or Ginny need reminders to eat. I mean, I don't either. Ginny says she's only eight pounds away from her goal weight. Katherine blows up and asks if they can ever talk about anything besides food. Man, would I love to see a Sacrimoni family counseling session, because these people have got some issues.
Tony quits the poker game. One of the guys is surprised that Tony is leaving so soon, but he says that his doctor told him to pace himself. Tony tells Perry -- whom he calls "Penne Arrabiata" -- to go start the car. Tony explains to the guys that the nickname is because Perry has "red pepper flakes up his ass -- a fucking hothead." Phil shows up to visit Tony, who reluctantly sees him. Phil wants to talk outside, and Tony, again, reluctantly agrees. Once they get outside, Phil reports that Johnny wants "the mayor of Munchkinland," a.k.a. Rusty, whacked. Johnny is worried that Rusty will "find another puppet, like Little Carmine, and try to run the family through him." Johnny wants Tony's crew to do it so that it won't be tied to the New York Family. Tony says no, deciding it's time to set some limits with Johnny. Phil is surprised, but wishes Tony well and walks away.