 Meadow and Noah start getting more intimate, but problems arise from Meadow s friend, Caitlin. Extremely insecure and handling the pressures of living on her own very badly, Caitlin becomes increasingly dependent on the pair for emotional and academic support. Meanwhile, Tracee, one of the strippers at the Bada Bing, tells Tony that she s pregnant with Ralphie s child. Ralphie, for his part, becomes increasingly belligerent, picking fights with Georgie at the club and getting more violent with Tracee. When he goes too far and beats the girl to death, Tony punishes him brutally. Although he tries to keep an emotional distance from the girls at the club, Tony finds that Tracee s death has left him devastated.