I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano

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"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 13
Directed by John Patterson
Written by David Chase
Cinematography by Phil Abraham
Production code113
Original air dateApril 4, 1999 (1999-04-04)
Running time60 minutes
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"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" is the 13th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the finale of the show's first season. Written by David Chase and directed by John Patterson, it originally aired on April 4, 1999.

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Synopsis

Jimmy's behavior at a meeting convinces Tony and Uncle Junior that he is an FBI informant. Jimmy is lured into a trap by Christopher and killed by Silvio; his body is dumped in an alley with a dead rat stuffed into his mouth.

Knowing that Tony's life is in danger, Dr. Melfi openly speculates about Livia, noting that she often speaks of infanticide and suggesting that she has borderline personality disorder. Tony angrily rejects this, physically threatens Melfi, and storms out.

Tony is brought to an FBI safehouse where Agent Frank Cubitoso reveals that Livia's room at the Green Grove retirement home has been bugged. He plays audio recordings that confirm Tony's suspicions that the attempt on his life was planned by Uncle Junior, who was goaded by Livia.

Tony returns to Melfi, explaining that the attempted hit occurred partly because he was seeing her, and telling her to leave town. When he next goes to her office, he is told she is on vacation. He confides to his crew that he is seeing a psychiatrist. Though Silvio and Paulie accept it, Christopher cannot and walks out. Tony and his crew then begin to retaliate against Junior's crew, killing Mikey and Chucky. However, Junior and the rest of his crew are then arrested; Tony's lawyer tells him that he was not indicted because the charges relate to a stock fraud scam in which he was not involved. Junior is offered a lesser charge if he confesses that Tony is the de facto boss of the DiMeo crime family, but he refuses.

Carmela sees that Father Phil is now close to Jackie Aprile's widow Rosalie. When he calls on Carmela, knowing that she is alone, she rebuffs him, accusing him of taking advantage of spiritually thirsty women. Crushed, he leaves.

When Artie visits Livia at Green Grove, she divulges Tony's role in burning down his restaurant. Artie then angrily confronts Tony with a rifle, but Tony manages to persuade him that his mother is unreliable and confused. Though still enraged, Artie destroys the rifle and leaves. As time passes, his rebuilt restaurant is a success, and he finds peace.

Tony goes to Green Grove and grabs a pillow, intending to smother his mother. However, Livia has just had a stroke and is wheeled past Tony on a gurney. Discarding the pillow, he leans very close to her face and whispers that he knows what she did. The staff haul him off as he shouts, "Look at her face, she's smiling!"

Later that night, Tony and his family go to Artie's restaurant to wait out a thunderstorm. After a little hesitation, he welcomes them. As they eat by candlelight, Tony raises his glass to "the little moments that were good".

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