Written and directed by executive producer Terence Winter in his directorial debut, it originally aired on May 6, 2007, and was watched by 7.16 million viewers upon its premiere.
He quits his job at the pizzeria, sulks around the house, and makes comments suggesting thoughts of suicide.
He begins to associate with a profitable sports betting business they are running at school.
Tony speaks to FBI Agents Harris and Goddard about Ahmed and Muhammad, who have stopped visiting the Bada Bing, and gives them the cellphone number one of them had used.
At a barbecue that he and Kelli host, Tony tells him that his absence from Soprano family gatherings could be seen as a lack of commitment; Christopher reminds him that he is avoiding such meetings to keep his sobriety, as there is always alcohol around.
Christopher finds himself increasingly sidelined in the family, with Bobby apparently taking his position in Tony's inner circle.
When Little Paulie steals again from the hardware store, Christopher tracks him down and throws him out of a third-floor window.
Christopher gets drunk and rambles about his daughter, causing Paulie to make some off-color jokes.