Lorraine Bracco credited as playing...
Dr. Jennifer Melfi
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [referring to him reconciling with Carmela] How's life now that your back home?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: I had a dream a couple weeks ago, before I moved back. The reoccurring dream, I see my old coach from high school
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What happened?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: Well, he told me that I was "special"
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: You never told me this, why now?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: What? Does everything I drag in here have to be a dead dog? I went to see my son's football coach, he was starting my boy and now the coach is going to this other boy more
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What's the reason?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: AJ is just devoting more time to academics to get into a good school
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: How's things are other fronts? Your cousin?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: You touched on something there that's not so good
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What's the problem?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: I really can't talk about it
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: This is very difficult for me treating you when so much of your life is closed off. How many times can I say this?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: I'm not trying to be difficult here. It affects me tremendously this trouble his gotten himself into, it just makes me upset and I care about him so much
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: You care so much? We spent hours getting to the realization that your feelings about your cousin stem from guilt and shame. Do you remember that? Do you care?
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: Yeah, it's just that it doesn't matter now...
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [Interrupts him] it's just that here we are as always back at "square one" with you going into "high sentimentality mode"
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: [becoming upset] "High sentimentality mode"? We were children together
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Look, it's a lot like your son with his football coach: what you wanted to hear most is that your son is "special" too. What I'm saying is whatever you want, vis-à-vis your cousin, your son, own up to your feelings
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: [not knowing what is-à-vis means] I'm very confused...
- Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [Knowing what his going to say next] but we can't talk about that
- Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: It's my mess. All my choices were wrong