: Despite being at death's door and frequently "coughing up a lung," Bobby Sr. is brought out of retirement to perform a final hit on Mustang Sally. The sequence is noted for its lack of elegance, depicting a desperate struggle between a dying old man and his target—a raw look at the grim reality of mob life. Key Plot Developments

: Tony is pulled over for speeding by Officer Leon Wilmore . After failing to bribe or charm the officer, Tony uses his political influence with Assemblyman Ronald Zellman to have Wilmore stripped of his job and overtime. Seeing the former officer later working at a garden store, reduced to poverty, causes Tony a rare (though ultimately fleeting) moment of guilt.

: When Janice Soprano hears about Bobby Sr.'s cancer diagnosis, she refers to him as " another toothpick ". This phrasing, which she inherited from her mother Livia, reduces a human being to a small, disposable, and easily broken object.