Remember When (The Sopranos)


"Remember When" is the 80th episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos, the third episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, and the 15th episode of the season overall. Written by Terence Winter and directed by Phil Abraham, it originally aired on April 22, 2007, and was watched by 6.85 million viewers on its premiere.

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Synopsis

On a tip from reincarcerated capo "Larry Boy" Barese, the FBI recovers the body of bookie Willie Overall, who Tony murdered in 1982. Tony and Paulie drive to Miami to wait until the heat is off. On the way down, Tony asks Paulie how Johnny heard about Ralphie's joke about his wife, an incident that nearly led to hostilities between the Soprano and Lupertazzi families. Paulie says he doesn't know. Paulie was his role model when he was growing up, but Tony tells Beansie Gaeta he now thinks he may be a liability: he talks too much, and Tony wonders whether his loyalty has ever been truly "put to the test." In Miami, the two men meet Beansie's Cuban contacts and agree to trade in stolen goods.
Larry tells the FBI that the late Jackie Aprile, Sr. killed Overall. To celebrate, Tony rents a sport fishing boat. Paulie is reminded of the murder of Pussy and becomes uneasy. On the boat, Tony again questions Paulie about the joke leak; Paulie again denies involvement. Tony glances at a hatchet and some fishing knives. That night, Paulie dreams of Pussy. "When my time comes," Paulie asks him, "will I stand up?" Upon returning to New Jersey, Paulie sends Tony and Carmela a $2,000 espresso machine. When she wonders why, Tony says that they owe their lifestyle to the hard work of people like Paulie.
While in Miami, Tony arranges a $200,000 bridge loan from Hesh. He explains that he has had a string of losing sports bets.
In New York City, Faustino "Doc" Santoro and his bodyguard are murdered in a hit arranged by Phil, who becomes the new boss of the Lupertazzi family.
At his mental care center, Junior is visited by his former soldiers Pat Blundetto and Beppy Scerbo and begs them to aid his escape, but he soon loses his resolve: "Where would I lam it to?" He returns to his old mob habits, bribing an orderly and organizing an illicit poker game for other patients. However, the game is put to an end when Professor Lynch, a patient who Junior teases, informs on him. Junior finds an admiring follower in a young patient named Carter Chong, who has been institutionalized for his anger issues.
One day, Junior assaults Professor Lynch and is given a new regimen of sedatives. Carter devises a plan to distract the orderlies handing out the pills to Junior so that he can covertly throw them away. Unfortunately, some of the drugs were meant to combat Junior's incontinence, and he soon humiliatingly wets himself. Correctly suspected of receiving bribes, the orderly is fired, and Junior is threatened with a transfer to a less pleasant, state-run mental facility if he does not take his medications. Junior complies with the treatment, much to Carter's disillusionment. Junior tries to make up with him, but calls him "Anthony." At a piano recital, Carter starts throwing paper balls at the pianist; when Junior shows disapproval, he becomes enraged and ferociously attacks him.
The episode ends with the patients receiving animal-assisted therapy in the garden. Junior is in a wheelchair, with one arm in a cast, petting a cat. He is seated apart from the others; mentally, too, he seems to be disconnected.

Deceased