| "Moe n' Joe" | |||
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| The Sopranos episode | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 6 Episode 10 | ||
| Directed by | Steve Shill | ||
| Written by | Matthew Weiner | ||
| Cinematography by | Alik Sakharov | ||
| Production code | 610 | ||
| Original air date | May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14) | ||
| Running time | 53 minutes | ||
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"Moe n' Joe" is the 75th episode of theHBO original seriesThe Sopranos and the 10th of the show's sixth season. Written byMatthew Weiner and directed bySteve Shill, it originally aired on May 14, 2006.
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Knowing that aplea agreement with theFBI would involve the confiscation of most of his assets,Johnny sends his brother-in-lawAnthony Infante to askTony to convince two businessmen inNew Orleans, with whom Johnny is asilent partner, to sell their company so he can get his share. Tony reluctantly agrees, but only one of the pair is willing to sell and he does not press the matter.
DuringGinny's birthday celebration,Janice admires Johnny's house. Tony proposes to Johnny that he will guarantee his partners in New Orleans will sell their company; in exchange, Johnny will sell his house at a discount to Janice andBobby. Johnny, with few options, agrees. Johnny learns from his lawyer he will have to enter anallocution. In an agonizing decision, he accepts theplea deal. He receives a fifteen-year sentence, forfeits $4.1 million in assets, and admits in court that he was a member of a New York faction of theMafia. This is met with anger and contempt by the members of his crew.
Carmela again pressures Tony to meet with the building inspector and have the stop order lifted on herspec house project. Because of it, Carmela has less time for the family, for shopping and cooking, and is not there to comfortMeadow, who is distressed by her souring relationship withFinn. Tony enlistsSilvio to intercede, but later tells Carmela that the building inspector could not be persuaded, and she should consider selling the spec house.
Janice accuses Tony of being unfair to her and Bobby. She claims that he blames them for his being shot byJunior, and that he ridicules Bobby and does not promote him, even though he is Tony's brother-in-law. In therapy withDr. Melfi, Tony speaks of resentments dating from childhood and admits he is mistreating Janice in revenge; Melfi suggests that her "misery" reminds him ofhis mother. When Tony obtains the house for her, Janice is overcome with gratitude.
While making collections in a dangerous section ofNewark, Bobby is mugged by a gang ofAfrican-American youths. After they take his money and gun, one of them fires it into the pavement in front of him and sends concrete fragments into his right eye.Paulie calls Tony to deliver the news, and reveals that he is havingradiotherapy for early-stageprostate cancer.
InNew Hampshire,Vito, who now lives withJim, admits that he left a family and a job in "contracting" inNew Jersey. He gets a job as a handyman and wins admiration in the town by assisting the firefighter team in a rescue operation. Vito and Jim declare their love for each other. However, Vito grows discontented with the slow pace of his new life, and one morning, while Jim is still asleep, he leaves. Drinkingvodka from the bottle, Vito rounds a corner on a country road and crashes into a parkedJeep Wagoneer. When the owner refuses to take cash as compensation and starts walking to his home to call the cops, Vito murders him and drives away. Back in New Jersey, he slowly drives through the old neighborhood, stopping briefly in front ofSatriale's before speeding off.
