Carmela invites Tony to participate in her father's surprise birthday party, and the evening ends in a romantic encounter.
Two of Little Carmine's men try to recruit Tony B. for a retaliation against Johnny Sack's crew. Tony B. is reluctant, but his boredom soon gets the better of him.
Meet Tony Soprano: your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony's got a dutiful wife. A not-so-dutiful son. A daughter named Meadow. An uncle who's losing his marbles. A hot-headed nephew. A not-too-secret mistress. And a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows:
Tony's a mob boss who's troubles are wrapped up in his two families. These days, it's getting tougher and tougher to make a hugging in the hugging business. Just because you're "made" - doesn't mean you've got it made.