Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Shlomo Teittleman asks Tony to force his son-in-law Ariel to grant a divorce without receiving half the family motel. Tony demands a share of the business in return. Silvio and Paulie beat Ariel, but he refuses to submit until Tony threatens castration after consulting Hesh. When Shlomo then tries to change their bargain, Tony refuses to surrender his promised stake. Jackie Aprile's worsening cancer weighs on Tony during his hospital visits and therapy sessions. Tony brings a dancer to cheer Jackie, but his friend's condition continues to deteriorate and leaves Tony struggling to discuss death with Melfi.
Artie and Charmaine cater a charity event at the Soprano home while their restaurant's insurance claim remains blocked by suspicions of arson. Carmela treats Charmaine in a way she finds patronising, and Charmaine later tells her that she once slept with Tony. Meadow and Hunter, exhausted by studying and choir practice, ask Christopher for speed. He reluctantly supplies it after Adriana argues that another dealer might give them something dangerous. Christopher demands secrecy and later assumes Tony has discovered the transaction when armed men seize him. Their threatened killing proves to be a mock execution arranged by Junior. Brendan receives a different punishment: Mikey shoots him dead in his bathtub. Tony listens to Meadow and Hunter sing at their recital as Junior's retaliation unfolds.