 After waking up from his coma, Tony s condition begins to improve and he is eventually discharged. His outlook on life appears to have changed somewhat as he lets small slights pass by that he would have earlier reacted violently toward. His first order of business after getting out is dealing with Barone Sanitation, the company he ostensibly is a consultant for. The owner has died, and his son has attempted to sell the company without Tony s approval. The buyer, however, is connected with Johnny Sack, making pulling out of the deal problematic. Paulie, meanwhile, goes to the deathbed of his aunt only to be shocked by her confession that she is actually his mother. The news that she and her sister lied about his parentage comes as a tremendous blow to him, and he does not take the news well.