 Tony learns that his ex-mistress Gloria, perhaps despondent over his leaving her, has committed suicide. At first he blames Dr. Melfi, but soon comes to accept that he most likely played a bigger role in what happened. Tony also informs Chris that he wants to make the nephew his successor to bring the mob into the future, but Chris has been sliding even deeper into heroin addiction. Artie, meanwhile, strikes up a relationship with a new hostess as his marriage slides irrevocably to its finish. The waitress has a brother who presents Artie with a business deal: back him in becoming the main importer of armagnac, a drink he claims will become the next big hit in America. Artie attempts to borrow money from Ralph and Tony, but they are reluctant to do so as they could not bring themselves to collect on their friend if the business fell through, as it soon does. At home, Anthony is starting to feel his way around being the son of a mob boss, attempting to bring his friends to the Bada Bing to show off.