 Carmine Lupertazzi dies in the hospital, opening up new rifts between Little Carmine and Johnny Sack. Adriana continues meeting with the FBI, along with fellow informants Ray Curto and Jack Massarone. Although she continues to hate the situation she s been forced into, not to mention fearing for her life if anyone finds out about her, she does discover that her FBI connections can be used to her advantage when she gets rid of a rival for Chris  affections by telling the agents the girl is an embezzler. Tony, meanwhile, is eager to get his cousin Tony Blundetto back into the business. Cousin Tony, however, has changed his mind about the mob life while in jail, and now that he has an associate s degree he wants to settle down with a normal, quiet life and an ordinary job. Later Tony discovers one of the informants who s been collecting information on him, and has the snitch silenced.