Carmela and Rosalie go to Paris on vacation. Carmela gets very inspired and philosophical, and wonders about her place in the world and her impact on it and what it's all about and whatnot. Meanwhile, while she's gone, Tony gets a blowjob from a stripper. AJ gets fired from Blockbuster, and Tony realizes that he kind of hates his son, so he gets AJ a job working construction, and lets AJ know that if he loses this one, there will be consequences. Melfi offers Tony some pretty pointed truths about his relationship with his son, which Tony seems to ignore. Meadow announces that she's going to California to be with Finn for a year. Vito secretly meets with Tony and asks to come back to the Family, working out of Atlantic City. Vito also gets to see his wife and kids, and tells his kids he's working for the CIA. Tony realizes that Phil isn't going to be happy unless Vito gets whacked, and orders Carlo to do it. Before Carlo gets the chance, Phil and his goons find Vito in his motel room and beat him to death, sticking a pool cue up his ass for good measure. Tony decides not to retaliate in kind, trying to avoid an all-out war. One of Phil's guys makes some ill-considered remarks about Vito -- and about the sexuality of the Jersey crew as a whole -- while visiting Sil and Carlo, and they get so pissed off that Carlo ends up stabbing the guy to death. Oops.
Tony arrives home to find Carmela yelling at AJ. She explains that she went to Blockbuster to rent Cinderella Man (which is exactly the movie Carmela would rent right now, so nice detail, writers) and found out that AJ was fired three weeks ago and has been lying to them about working. Tony wonders how you get fired from Blockbuster, since "they got rhesus monkeys working as managers over there." Carmela explains that AJ and his friend were taking promotional items from the store and selling them. I have a hard time believing that's the only thing AJ did wrong because (a) I've worked retail and it takes more than that to get fired; and (b) it's AJ, and I know he fucked up a lot more than that. AJ bitches that the stuff was just thrown out anyway, and then snaps, "Well, maybe I care about the environment. Did that ever occur to you? Wallace & Gromit? I mean, that weighed like fifty pounds! How many trees gave their lives for that." Wow. Just, wow. I had the occasion to hang out with a nineteen-year-old recently, and no offense to the nineteen-year-olds out there, but it's astounding how well the writers have captured the jackassitude of that age. I was a jackass at nineteen, and probably so were you, and so is AJ. Carmela and Tony just stare in amazement as AJ complains that he was trying to think like a businessman. So is he an environmentalist or a businessman? Tony thinks that AJ deserved to get canned for his poor attendance. Carmela thinks the worst part is that AJ doesn't even care. AJ calls Blockbuster "a bunch of religious fanatics," and then adds that they don't pay him a living wage. Tony laughs right out loud at that one, and Carmela serves as the voice of the viewer: "Why not? You live at home! We feed you!" AJ wonders why his parents get to have a social life and he doesn't. Maybe because it's their money? Well, Tony's money anyway. AJ informs them that it costs $500 for a bottle of Cristal in a club, and it's usually a two-bottle minimum. Carmela is somehow not too sympathetic toward the cost of clubbing in the city. AJ tries to backpedal, and Tony seizes on another opportunity to criticize AJ's stupid friend Hernan. Carmela can't take it anymore and stomps out of the room. AJ yells at her that he's been looking for a new job online, every day. Yeah, those minimum-wage retail jobs are so hard to come by. Then again, since all AJ has on his resume is "fired from Blockbuster," I guess he might have trouble getting hired. But then again, his last name is Soprano, so that has to pull some weight somewhere. AJ complains about Carmela to Tony, who counters that AJ should kiss his mother's feet, because she's the only thing that kept Tony from punching AJ in the mouth on several occasions. AJ scoffs like he's heard this before and doesn't buy it. As soon as Tony leaves, AJ flips him off. God, what a douchebag.
That night in bed, Carmela can't sleep. She turns on the light, and Tony wakes up, so she takes that as a license to start bitching about AJ and the fact that he has a "dead streak" that chills her to the bone. Tony thinks that AJ's just spoiled. Carmela points out that AJ had lots of friends with money, and they're all in Ivy League universities now. Maybe AJ's just not very smart? Carm reminds Tony how AJ said God was dead on his confirmation day. Tony tries to get Carm to hush up so he can go back to sleep, but there's a knock at their bedroom door. Meadow comes in, saying that she saw their light on. She sits at the foot of the bed, and tells her parents that she's going to California and she doesn't know how long. She explains that Finn took a year off so he could be there for her when Tony was hospitalized, but now he's going back to dental school and she wants to be with him. Carmela thought she and Finn were having problems. Hey, me too! Meadow gets all defensive, which makes me wonder whether she ever talked about it with Carmela, or if Tony spilled the beans. Meadow says that she doesn't know whether she wants to go to law school or medical school. AJ listens in from the hallway and looks disappointed. Carmela points out that Meadow has "a high class problem." Meadow says that Finn's dad can get her a lab job, which would look great on a medical school application. Carmela is kind of pissed that Meadow is following a man around. She adds that Meadow is dropping a bomb on them and they might need some time to adjust. Meadow says that she had to make plane reservations. Carm asks Meadow whether she will be home for Christmas, and Meadow says that she doesn't know. She kisses each of her parents good night. Carmela stares forward, looking stunned. Tony just snuggles into his pillow and tries to go back to sleep.
Tony and Phil meet at a warehouse club, along with Sil and the Hairdo. They discuss the office park job, and Tony complains that John was willing to work with them, but Phil's not. Phil says that John is boss in name only at this point, and so Phil's decision is final. Tony and Phil argue further over the vitamin deal, when they're really arguing over whether or not Tony respects Phil's authority as acting boss. They leave with things looking unsettled.
Tony sits at home, eating cereal and watching The History Channel. Carmela walks in, fresh from a workout, and reminds Tony that she won a trip to Paris at a silent auction. Tony pretends to know what in the hell Carmela's going on about, when he clearly doesn't remember at all. Tony also tries to put down Paris and Europe, but what he really means is that he doesn't want to go. When Carmela lets slip that she could ask Rosalie to go with her, Tony is suddenly all for it. Carmela doesn't realize that Tony just didn't want to go, and she puts forth a sales pitch that she can't handle Meadow leaving, her spec house failing, and AJ being an asshole. Tony tells her to go because she deserves it. Carm says that Tony will enjoy being home alone "doing whatever it is boys do when they're on their own." So is she telling him to go out and fuck someone? Carm is excited, and leaves to call Rosalie. Tony calls her back to look on the TV, which is showing the Arc de Triomphe. I'm actually impressed that Tony knew that was in Paris, although I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since he constantly watches The History Channel.
Tony reads the paper in the mall food court. Vito walks up and says hello, and then immediately point outs that his brother is standing nearby, in case Tony has any funny ideas. Tony is shocked and angry and won't allow Vito to sit down. Vito says that he wants back in, and that the whole situation got complicated. Tony agrees that it's complicated "when you're taking it up your fag ass." Vito says that he's not gay, and blames his actions on his blood pressure medication. My cat's on blood pressure medication. Is she going to start trying to get it on with my other cats? And even I'm not crass enough to make the obvious pussy joke, but I'll let you fill in the blanks. Vito makes Tony a business offer. He'll pay Tony $200,000 directly. Vito knows that the guys in construction won't tolerate him, but he thinks that he can work in prostitution and drug-pushing. Vito claims to have contacts in Atlantic City and wants to set up his business there. Tony leaves, but seems willing to consider the offer.
The guys hang out and discuss the Vito situation. Christopher calls Vito a stalker, and Sil adds that "living in the closet" makes gay people extra-devious. Sil reminds everyone that Richie Aprile disowned his gay son, an action the guys seem to approve. Christopher leaves to go to an AA meeting. The second he's out the door, Paulie starts bitching that the new generation of wiseguys are all a bunch of weaklings, what with the gayness and the twelve-step groups. Sil says that everyone wants Vito gone, including Phil. Tony bristles at the mention of Phil, and then adds that Vito would be pretty far removed if he were in Atlantic City, but they would still get income. Paulie silently stands up and leaves, and none of the guys seem to support what Tony's considering.
Tony is ready to take Carmela to the airport, but she's nervous about flying. Tony presents her with a gift for her trip: a "Louie Vittoon [sic]" wallet stuffed with lots of cash. Carmela gets tears in her eyes, as Tony says that she's had a rough year, what with him in the hospital, and that she should enjoy herself. Carmela asks Tony whether he remembers when she said that she loved him while he was in the coma. Tony says no, and just walks away, despite the fact that Carmela is obviously trying to have a moment with him. Carmela thinks she should tell Tony that she loves him more often, especially when he gives her lots of money like a whore. What?
Vito, Marie, and the kids have a meal at Rockefeller Center. Vito tells the kids they have to keep it a secret that he's in the CIA and has been serving in Afghanistan. Both kids promise not to tell. As the kids skate on the rink, Marie and Vito talk about their future. Vito promises that once he gets things straightened out with Tony, he can move back in with his family. Marie asks Vito whether he's going to get counseling, and Vito vows that he doesn't have a gay problem anymore. In fact, Vito thinks that they should consider having another kid. Vito Jr. yells out to his dad to watch this move, and then…just skates. I thought he was at least going to do a jump or a twirl or something. Vito Jr. makes me sad for some reason.
Vito sits in a motel room, smoking. He picks up the phone and calls Jimbo, and Jimbo is not so happy to hear from Vito. Jimbo totally has Vito's number, because he realizes that Vito just couldn't live without the gambling and whatnot of his old life. Vito lies that he just didn't want to drag Jimbo down with him. Jimbo yells that Vito thinks he's smarter than everyone else, and everyone kisses his ass in Jersey. Yeah, look at all the ass-kissing Vito's getting. They're lining up outside. Vito just says that he loves Jimbo, and Jimbo tells Vito to never call him again, and hangs up. Good to see Vito off that blood pressure medication --he is totally not gay anymore.
Carm and Ro are in Paris! They take a cab, and the driver plays rap music in French. Neither woman looks very happy or comfortable. Ro asks Carmela whether her bowels just jam up when she flies. I would so go on a trip with Rosalie. Smoking and talking about poop. What could be better?
Vito walks into the grocery store and spots someone from the Jersey crew. I don't know the guy's name, but he's one of the lower-level guys that you see hanging around in the background sometimes. Maybe he used to work on Vito's crew? I don't know. Anyway, this guy wants to borrow some money from Vito to help pay his back child support. Vito agrees to it, even if the guy does flinch every time Vito comes near him.
Phil and Tony meet up near a statue of Lou Costello. Phil is pissed that Tony hasn't taken care of the Vito situation yet. Tony doesn't want to hear it, and walks off.
Carm and Ro eat in a bistro. Carmela is wearing a fedora for some unknown reason. I guess she bought it with her stacks of cash. Rosalie is excited that she's allowed to smoke inside the restaurant. They make small talk, including a non-sequitur where Carmela asks about Ro's digestive issues mentioned earlier, and Rosalie snaps to herself, "I put in the fucking memory stick." Rosalie is reading an instruction manual, so presumably, she's talking about a digital camera, but the way the scene was structured, more than one forum poster thought "memory stick" was code for "suppository." Rosalie and Carm take in the sounds of people speaking French and revel in their anonymity for a minute. Carmela cautions Rosalie to try to get on the local schedule, and pulls out one of her many guidebooks, so she's totally that vacationer, the one with the schedule. I am also that type, but I know lots of people hate that type. Carmela finds a reference to Eloise and Abelard in her guidebook and reminisces. Carmela has big plans for the day, but Rosalie seems to want to hang out, drink wine, and smoke. Again, I would love to go on Rosalie's version of a European vacation. Carmela is nervous to use her French, and says that Tony barely knows any Spanish and yet when they were in Miami, he was talking to the Spanish-speaking people with no problem. That, to me, suggests that Tony has a bigger sense of entitlement than Carmela; he just expects that people will try to keep up with him no matter what.
Carmela and Rosalie wander the streets of Paris, and Carmela starts to get upset because they've gone the wrong way. Can you imagine these two on The Amazing Race? Carmela and Rosalie bicker for a moment, but then Carmela looks up and just realizes the splendor of the city of Paris and says, "Oh, my God!" Rosalie looks around, too, and the two women just stand there for a few minutes, taking in the beauty around them, and just realizing that they are in Paris. Paris! Carmela studies a nearby statue with a thoughtful look on her face.
Cut to Silvio, yelling at someone cleaning the Bing's neon sign: "Be sure you clean that shit off her tit." So, not quite the sublime beauty of Paris. Anyway, Tony announces that he's changed his mind, and asks Sil to find someone to whack Vito. Sil wonders why, and Tony says that he has to pick his battles with Phil, and he knows that if he doesn't take care of Vito, Phil won't cooperate with the business side of things, which they need. Sil supports Tony's decision, even though Tony is angry that Vito put him in this position. Sil asks who should do the whacking, and Tony recommends Carlo, since he had such a problem with Vito in the first place. Tony continues to try to convince himself that he's made the right decision by saying this whole thing is Vito's own fault, and that he should have just "stayed wherever the fuck he was."
Inside the Bing, Tony takes out his phone and listens to his messages. There's one from Carm, saying that she got to Paris safe and sound. While listening, Tony makes eyes at a stripper on stage in front of him.
Rosalie and Carmela walk through the streets of Paris. Rosalie asks what all the plaques around them say. Carmela interprets the text confidently, kind of like how Tony talked to the Spanish-speaking people.
Phil walks into his bedroom and complains to his wife that their tailor made his slacks too short. Mrs. Phil says that she'll take them to a different place on her way to church, and then confesses that she's not psyched about facing her priest and fellow parishioners, since she has a gay in her family and all. Whatever happened to "hate the sin, love the sinner"? Mrs. Phil says that her priest said if Vito doesn't "renounce that lifestyle," he'll be damned, and "there's nothing gay about hell." That makes less sense the more I think about it. Because someone who believes homosexuality is a sin would probably think that hell is really gay, since it's the bad place for bad people and all. But Phil thinks that it's quite profound, which might be the point – the Leotardos aren't exactly deep thinkers. Mrs. Phil delivers her final words on the subject: "Vito has to be made to face his problem squarely." Phil just sighs.
In a Parisian church, Carmela looks particularly pretty in a lavender coat as she wanders around and takes in the sights. She notices Rosalie lighting two candles and then saying a short prayer. Carmela crosses herself and joins Rosalie, taking the time to appreciate the beauty of the statue of Virgin Mary and Jesus behind the altar.
Tony, meanwhile, is driving a car and possibly having an anxiety attack or a heart attack. Or getting a blowjob. Turns out it's that last thing, and the giver is the blonde stripper he was admiring earlier at the Bing. Tony enjoys both the action as well as "Back in Black" playing on the car stereo. The stripper finishes up and wipes her mouth on a tissue. Tony pulls into her driveway, and she thanks him for the ride. He reaches into his pocket and hands her some cash, which she says he doesn't need to do, but she also doesn't hesitate to take the cash. She kisses Tony on the cheek, and I thought she was going to go for the lips, which Tony would dodge for a variety of reasons. Vito calls, wanting to know whether Tony is going to accept his offer. Tony says that they need to meet to discuss the terms, and sets up a meeting at the mall the day, knowing full well he's going to send Carlo in his place.
Vito pulls into his motel and walks into his room. For a marked man, he doesn't take many precautions, and that pays off when two guys attack him as soon as he walks through the door. One of them duct tapes Vito's mouth, and then Vito looks over to the closet, where the accordion-style doors slowly open, and Phil Leotardo steps out. Oh, my God, that was awesome. Such drama! Maybe Phil is secretly gay. I mean he is, literally, in the closet. Anyway, Vito begs for his life using only his eyes as Phil walks toward him. Phil sits on the bed, and tells Vito that he's a disgrace. Vito whimpers and whines, and Phil gives the okay to his goons to beat the crap out of Vito with pool cues. So they do. And Phil watches closely, like he's really enjoying this.
Carmela spots a neon sign of a pig, and takes a photo, probably to share with Tony since it kind of looks like the Satriale's sign.
Speaking of Satriale's, the guys are hanging out there, eating and listening to Murmur tell a really stupid joke. Bobby Bacala walks in and announces that Vito was found beaten to death in a motel in Fort Lee. And not only is Vito dead, but he was found with a pool cue rammed up his ass. Wow, am I glad they didn't show that. Because you know what? I get it. I get it that these guys are brutal and animalistic, and it seems like we get reminded of that every season, but for me, hearing Phil go on how horrible gay people are in general, actually makes me think less of him than seeing him ram a pool cue up someone's ass. Maybe that's just me. The guys all silently absorb the news, until Christopher says that he can't believe the balls on Phil to do this. Carlo walks in and says that "you have to admire [Phil] – it's not all talk with him." Whoa. I'm surprised Tony didn't punch him for that one. Carlo sees the look on Tony's face and backpedals that Phil saved them all a lot of trouble. Tony leans back and delivers the official word on Vito's death: even though Phil killed a made guy, which would normally be cause for retaliation, Phil was suffering from family shame, and they were planning on killing Vito anyway. Plus, Phil won't brag on it, since he knows he's not supposed to kill made guys. The guys kind of look around like, "Is he buying this? Because I'm not buying this." Tony leaves, and Patsy says that he wishes he borrowed money from Vito. The guy from the supermarket who actually did borrow money from Vito smiles to himself.
In another room, Tony reveals his true feelings to Silvio. He thinks Phil had Vito killed just to get at Tony -- not out of any hatred for Vito. Well, I think it was a little of both. Tony's phone rings, and he sees that it's Carmela, so he takes the call. Tony makes a bunch of jokes about song lyrics and whatnot, and Carmela says that between Tony and Rosalie, she can't handle all of the pop culture references. I think the intimation is that Carmela understands true culture, not pop culture. She tries to tell Tony about all the historical sights, but Tony just wants to make a joke about French toast. Carmela humors Tony for a moment, and then asks about the kids. Tony reports that Meadow doesn't know how to live in the real world, and that AJ might as well be French since he doesn't like to work (his words, not mine). Carmela says that she misses him, and Tony shares the sentiment before hanging up.
Tony returns to his conversation with Sil, who thinks that people are going to expect a response to Vito getting whacked. Tony is concerned because "Joe Bananas went after Carlo Gambino; made guys got killed; the war went seven years." Tony, ever the businessman, points out that if the guys are distracted by a war, they won't be out earning. Sil asks what Tony thinks they should do. Tony points out that Phil only cares about money, and asks whether Phil still has "that wire room in Sheepshead Bay." And I'm going to assume that will pay off later, because that's the last we hear about this wire room in the episode.
AJ sits looking at his laptop in his room wearing his underwear, IMing with someone and giggling. He looks more like a child than a young man. Tony witnesses this and looks disgusted.
In Paris, Rosalie flirts with a French dude. Carmela asks with annoyance whether she's about done. Rosalie gets the guy's number before he takes off on his motorcycle. Inside the museum, Rosalie can't stop talking about her new friend. Carmela can't believe Rosalie is actually going to go out with the guy, who's twenty-six-years-old. I would be more worried about going out in a strange city with a complete stranger, but maybe I'm a worrywart. They come across a lovely necklace from 1350 AD, and Carmela comments that a woman just like them probably wore it. Yeah, she probably bought it with cash from her "Louie Vittoon" wallet.
Carmela and Ro visit the ruins of some ancient baths. They walk around and notice that the ruins are sitting right to a busy Parisian street. Carmela marvels over the age of the city, and how many people have lived there. This leads Carmela to think about the night in the hospital when Tony asked, "Who am I? Where am I going?" Carmela feels like the visit to Paris has made her question her own life. As Rosalie digs out her camera, Carmela starts crying and says that she feels insignificant and like her life doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Rosalie hugs her and hums a song to cheer her up.
Phil and his wife visit Marie in her home. Marie doesn't believe that Vito was really gay, but Mrs. Phil assures her that bad things happen to gay people, since they troll for sex partners in truck stops and whatnot. For people who disagree with the gay lifestyle, Phil and his wife seem to know a lot about the way gay people behave. Phil urges Marie not to dwell on what happened, but he's distracted by another relative watching some sort of bodybuilding competition on TV. Hee! Here's Phil, telling Marie not to dwell on the gayness of her husband, and this dude is watching naked oily men posing in Speedos. Phil makes the guy turn it off. Marie says that family members are shunning her, and Mrs. Phil decides to remind Marie that homosexuality is a sin, and that the Church is clear on that. Mrs. Phil came to visit anyway, since the Bible says that they're supposed to hate the sin and love the sinner. Okay, but Marie's not the sinner here. And Phil has a funny way of showing his love to Vito. Marie wishes that she were dead, and Phil offers to make the funeral arrangements for Vito, since Marie clearly isn't capable. Marie sobs and says, "He was a good man, wasn't he, Phil?" Phil agrees that Vito was, and Phil "loved him like a brother-in-law." Heh. Yes, most people dearly love their brothers-in-law. Mrs. Phil starts sobbing and says out of nowhere that she's crying over her tailor, who's going blind. Whuh? I guess we're supposed to think that she either knows what Phil did, or she's completely self-absorbed. Or both. Phil suggests to Marie that her kids may be better off not having Vito as a role model. Well, that's sensitive.
Tony visits Melfi and sits in silence for a long time. Melfi finally asks how things are going, now that Tony and AJ are alone in the house together. She wonders how Tony feels about Carmela taking a trip without him, but Tony doesn't want to talk about it. Melfi asks what he would like to discuss, but Tony doesn't offer anything up. After a while, he blurts out, "How about the fact that I hate my fucking son? I come home, and he's sitting on the computer in his fucking underwear, wasting his time in some chitchat room, going back and forth with some other jerkoff, giggling like a little schoolgirl. I wanna fucking smash his fucking face in. My son. What do you think about that?" Melfi thinks that this has been coming for a while. Tony thinks his father would find it hilarious that AJ is such a little pansy. Tony adds that if Carmela had let him kick AJ's ass, like his own father did to him, AJ might have grown up okay. Melfi: "He might have also grown up taking out his anger at his father's brutality towards him on others. He might have grown up with a desperate need to dominate and control. Anthony, we've been dancing around this for years, how you live. What is it you want from your life?" Tony looks confused, but changes the subject and complains how small AJ is in stature, blaming Carmela's family. Damn, I really wanted to hear his answer to Melfi's question. I love it when Melfi gets fed up and reveals what she really thinks about Tony. Melfi concludes, "What you resent Carmela doing for AJ, protecting him from his father, is the very thing you had often wished your mother had done for you." Bam! Take that, Tony!
Carmela and Rosalie eat dinner in a fancy restaurant. Carmela says that life goes on after you die, and Rosalie thinks Carmela is getting pretty philosophical. Carmela looks prettier in Paris than she has in a long time. Rosalie turns the conversation to shopping. Carmela pauses, and then asks Ro about lighting the candles at the church, and how they were for Jackie and Jackie Jr. Carm wants Rosalie to talk about Jackie Jr.'s death, but they're interrupted by the arrival of their meals. Carmela brings it up again when the waiters leave, saying that she's there for Ro if she wants to talk. Rosalie is silent, and Carmela keeps talking to fill the space. Finally, Ro says with frustration that they're on vacation and she doesn't want to talk about it because it's morbid. She feels that her son is dead and gone and all she can do is light a candle and picture him in heaven. Ro just wants to forget about Jersey and have a good time on vacation. Carmela apologizes, and Rosalie adds that she's going out with her new friend tonight. After a moment, she relents and invites Carm along, but Carm wants to walk along the Seine one more time.
Carlo cooks up some sauce in the back room at the Bing while Silvio uses a Dustbuster in the corner. A guy from the New York crew named Dom shows up to hand over a payment to Silvio, who invites him to stay and eat with them. Dom can't stay, but he sits down to visit for a minute anyway. He expresses his condolences for the loss of Vito, and then smacks the paper he was reading and says, "Syracuse! Tanked again." Shout-out? Anyway, Dom decides that it would be a good idea to start cracking jokes about Vito's death, but he goes over the line when he says that they found a hankie with Carlo's lipstick on it in Vito's pocket. He is so picking on the wrong guy. Carlo kind of lets it go, but Dom won't, and he keeps saying that people from Jersey are gay, and finally hits the last straw when he says, "Carlo's lipstick was on Vito's cock." Which isn't even clever, but it's enough to make Sil whack Dom in the head with his Dustbuster. Sil and Carlo start beating the crap out of Dom, and finally Carlo grabs a knife and stabs Dom in the gut many, many times. Sil jumps on Dom's back to keep him off Carlo, which is hilarious, and finally Dom falls backwards onto the table, dead. And then his cell phone rings. Sil realizes what they just did, and curses before going over to lock the door. He orders Carlo to call the guys and say that they had to leave due to a broken pipe, so no one will show up for the planned dinner. Then, they'll get rid of Dom's body after the store closes. Carlo thinks that they should cut Dom up in the work area, but Sil says with DNA evidence now, they can't chance it, so they should get some bleach.
Sil and Carlo play cards to Dom's corpse as they wait for the store to close up. Tony parks his car outside, and then knocks on the locked door, calling for Silvio to let him in. Sil opens the door a crack and tells Tony not to come in, because he doesn't want to know. Tony ignores him and pushes his way inside. Sil explains what happened as Tony spots Dom's body. Carlo tries to explain, but Tony stomps outside. Silvio tries to make it okay by saying that as far as he's concerned, Tony was never there and didn't see a thing. As Tony is driven down the street, he thinks things over, and then makes a phone call.
Back at the homestead, AJ and his buddies are drinking, eating junk food, and playing video games. I just noticed that the end table to the couch is the ugliest, most Christopher Lowell, glass-topped with JC Penny fabric thrown over it thing I've ever seen. Tony shows up, surveys the scene, and asks to see AJ in the garage. Once they get out there, Tony informs AJ that he's got a new job -- working construction tomorrow at 7:00 AM. I totally thought AJ was going to have to bury Dom, but I guess not. AJ doesn't want to work outdoors in the winter, but Tony tells him to wear a couple of hoodies. AJ think it's bullshit. Tony puts a hand on AJ's shoulder and says that he can keep all his pay, which will be good, since it's a union job. AJ rolls his eyes, and Tony leans in closer and says, "I just want to see you do good. You're my son and I love you." AJ thinks up another excuse -- he'll just have to give up the job when he goes back to school, and Tony says that's fine. AJ says that he'd rather just keep looking on his own, but Tony's not having that. He announces that if AJ blows off this job, Tony will take away his car, and then his clothes, and then his room, and his food, and AJ will be out on the street. AJ kind of rolls his eyes again. Tony walks over and grabs an old football helmet, and then uses it to smash AJ's car windshield. AJ is shocked, and Tony says that he'll have the car towed and destroyed, because it's not like AJ takes care of it. Tony walks close to AJ again and says threateningly, "Don't put me to the test." God, I hope Tony follows through on this one.
Back in Paris, we see a women dressed all in black walking a small white dog down the street. She turns around, and it's Adriana. As Carm watches, Adriana says, "Look! I found Cosette!" A cop tells Carmela, "Your friend? Someone needs to tell her she's dead." And then Carm wakes up in her Paris hotel.
Phil lies awake in his bed at home while his wife sleeps to him. Seems like Carm isn't the only one having a sleepless night.
Carmela and Ro walk outside of their hotel to catch a cab to the airport. Ro has to go back inside to grab "the Toulouse-Latrec placemats." Carmela takes the opportunity to spend some more time admiring the lovely architecture and statues. In the distance, she sees a beacon of light that looks a lot like the one Tony saw in his coma.
Carmela arrives home, and Tony greets her with a hug. Ro also arrives home to a hug from her mother.
Vito Jr. reads a newspaper story about his father's murder to his little sister. An anonymous source leaked the news that Vito was gay, which I have a hard time believing a reputable paper would print. Anyway, Vito's kids are sad to learn the truth about their father.
Early in the morning, AJ prepares to go to work. Carm is doing laundry, saying that she can't sleep because of her jet lag. She sorts the laundry, already back to the domestic lifestyle.
In a studio, a photographer reads the story about Vito in the paper. He shows his assistant the weight-loss photo he took of Vito, so the last shot we see is of Vito, smiling wide and showing off his giant pants. Goodbye, Vito! I can't say I'm sorry to see him go, since I was getting a little bored of that storyline, but it does seem to have set up a New York/New Jersey feud, so it'll be interesting to see how that plays out.