Its teleplay was written by Frank Renzulli from a story idea by series creator, David Chase.
When she comes back, she is brought to tears upon seeing Jusepe de Ribera's painting The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria.
Watching something sentimental on television, she begins to cry and is unnerved when she realizes it is only a commercial for dog food.
She takes confession with a priest who tells her to learn to live only on what the "good part" of her husband earns and to forgo the rest.
Later, he sends Patsy to repeat the warning: he goes for an ostensible test drive with her, pulls the car over on a deserted rural road, holds her at gunpoint, and tells her that if she ever contacts Tony or his family again, he will kill her.
James Gandolfini won his second Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode.
Annabella Sciorra was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance.