"Members Only" is the 66th episode of the HBO series The Sopranos, and the first of the show's sixth season. Written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, it aired originally on March 12, 2006.

Starring

Guest starring

Also guest starring

• Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva • Frankie Valli as Rusty Millio • Robert Funaro as Eugene Pontecorvo • Tom Aldredge as Hugh DeAngelis • Sharon Angela as Rosalie Aprile • John Bianco as Gerry Torciano • Denise Borino as Ginny Sacrimoni • Joe Caniano as Teddy Spirodakis • Carl Capotorto as Little Paulie • Max Casella as Benny Fazio • Greg D'Agostino as Jimmy Lauria • Suzanne Di Donna as Deanne Pontecorvo • Danielle Di Vecchio as Barbara Soprano Giglione • Will Janowitz as Finn DeTrolio • Michael Kelly as Agent Goddard • George Loros as Raymond Curto • Lou Martini Jr. as Anthony Infante • Arthur J. Nascarella as Carlo Gervasi • Matt Pepper as Agent Gosling • Anthony J. Ribustello as Dante Greco • Thomas Russo as Robbie Pontecorvo • Matt Servitto as Agent Dwight Harris • Daniel Stewart Sherman as Ron Senkowski • David Shumbris as Eli Kaplan • Tracey Silver as Beth Kaplan • Lenny Venito as James "Murmur" Zancone • Karen Young as Agent Robyn Sanseverino • Nick Annunziata as Eddie Pietro • Ai Kiyono as Sushi Waitress • Lisa Sue Miller as Bada Bing Waitress • Brianna and Kimberly Laughlin as Domenica Baccalieri • Grace Van Patten as Ally Pontecorvo

Synopsis

Nearly two years have passed. Janice Soprano is raising a new daughter with Bobby Baccalieri, who has taken up model railroading as a hobby. Meadow Soprano continues her relationship with Finn DeTrolio. A.J. Soprano is now attending college. Adriana La Cerva is remembered by a worrying Carmela Soprano. Vito Spatafore is thinner and is now a spokesperson for a weight loss company; he is Tony Soprano's best earner and is ambitious. Phil Leotardo, now the acting boss of the Lupertazzi crime family, is taking care of business for the imprisoned Johnny Sack. In Brooklyn, Hesh Rabkin and his son-in-law Eli Kaplan are assaulted by Lupertazzi associates. Trying to escape, Eli is knocked down by a hit-and-run driver and seriously injured. At Hesh's request, Tony tries to reach out directly to Johnny through his optometrist brother-in-law, Anthony Infante, but Johnny is only paying attention to his immediate family's financial troubles. Tony, Vito and Christopher, now a capo in the Soprano family, meet with Phil and Gerry "The Hairdo" Torciano. Disputes between Tony and Phil are resolved, and it is explained that the New York associates were protecting Gerry's area and did not know Eli was associated with the Sopranos; they agree to pay Eli $50,000 as compensation. Carmela's construction of her spec house is suspended due to a "stop order" issued by a building inspector because improper lumber has been used. Her father, Hugh De Angelis, thinks an inspector he used to know would waive the requirement, but his contact has retired. Carmela repeatedly asks Tony to see if he can get the stop order lifted, but he keeps putting it off. Eugene Pontecorvo inherits $2 million and desires to retire with his family to Florida. Bearing gifts, he goes to Tony to ask permission. Tony reminds Eugene that he took an oath. Later, Eugene gives him a cut of the inheritance. At Chris' behest, he then kills a debtor; in return, Chris says, "I'll put in a good word to T about the Florida thing." Tony's decision is relayed through Silvio: "Your Florida thing. That's a no-go." Eugene is also an informant for the FBI and has become more valuable to the Bureau since the death of Ray Curto; they, too, refuse to let him leave New Jersey. With his wife bitter and his son using heroin, Eugene hangs himself. Uncle Junior's mind is deteriorating. Tony helps him look for some money he thinks he buried in his backyard thirty years previously, but they find nothing. Both Dr. Melfi and Janice suggest a retirement home or assisted living for him, but Tony forcefully refuses. One afternoon, Junior is particularly agitated, and Tony goes to his house because no one else is free to look after him. While Tony is cooking dinner, Junior, thinking he is a long-dead mobster, shoots him in the stomach. While Junior cowers in a closet upstairs, Tony manages to dial 911 before passing out.

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