I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano

Synopsis

Jimmy's conduct during a meeting leads Tony and Uncle Junior to believe he is an FBI informant. Christopher lures Jimmy into a trap, and Silvio kills him; the body is left in an alley with a dead rat stuffed in his mouth. Dr. Melfi, aware that Tony's life is at risk, openly speculates about Livia, noting her frequent talk of infanticide and suggesting she has borderline personality disorder. Tony angrily rejects this, physically threatens Melfi, and storms out.

Tony is taken to an FBI safehouse, where Agent Frank Cubitoso reveals that Livia's room at Green Grove has been bugged. Audio recordings confirm Tony's suspicion that the attempt on his life was planned by Uncle Junior, who was goaded by Livia. Tony returns to Melfi, explaining the attempted hit occurred partly because he was seeing her, and tells her to leave town. When he next visits her office, he is told she is on vacation.

He confides to his crew that he is seeing a psychiatrist; Silvio and Paulie accept it, but Christopher walks out. Tony and his crew retaliate against Junior's crew, killing Mikey and Chucky. Junior and the rest of his crew are then arrested; Tony's lawyer informs him he was not indicted because the charges relate to a stock fraud scam he was not involved in. Junior is offered a lesser charge if he confesses that Tony is the de facto boss of the DiMeo crime family, but he refuses.

Carmela sees that Father Phil is now close to Jackie Aprile's widow Rosalie. Artie visits Livia at Green Grove, and she divulges Tony's role in burning down his restaurant. Artie angrily confronts Tony with a rifle, but Tony persuades him that his mother is unreliable and confused. Though still enraged, Artie destroys the rifle and leaves.

His rebuilt restaurant becomes a success, and he finds peace. Tony goes to Green Grove and grabs a pillow, intending to smother his mother. However, Livia has just had a stroke and is wheeled past Tony on a gurney. Discarding the pillow, he leans close to her face and whispers that he knows what she did. Staff haul him off as he shouts, "Look at her face, she's smiling!"