Written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, it aired originally on March 12, 2006.
Vito Spatafore is thinner and is now a spokesperson for a weight loss company; he is Tony Soprano's best earner and is ambitious.
Phil Leotardo, now the acting boss of the Lupertazzi crime family, is taking care of business for the imprisoned Johnny Sack.
Tony, Vito and Christopher, now a capo in the Soprano family, meet with Phil and Gerry "The Hairdo" Torciano.
Carmela's construction of her spec house is suspended due to a "stop order" issued by a building inspector because improper lumber has been used.
Eugene is also an informant for the FBI and has become more valuable to the Bureau since the death of Ray Curto; they, too, refuse to let him leave New Jersey.