When in Caesar's Palace

                         No way in hell am I gonna mention
                         this to my dad.  He'd kill me.

                                   BALLER
                         Man, you lost seven hundred
                         dollars.

                                   PETEY
                             (mumbling)
                         I can't believe they pissed on
                         us...

                                   BALLER
                         What if they have AIDS or
                         something?

                                   AJ
                         I don't know if you can get AIDS
                         from piss.  Not sure.  Let's just
                         get home and forget this.

                                   BALLER
                             (weeping)
                         Man, I looked like a pussy there
                         today.  And those are my people.

               The boys just look at each other and fall into their own
               thoughts.

               INT. SOPRANO HOUSE - KITCHEN - EVENING

               CARMELA is unpacking the ziti she picked up at Artie's
               restaurant.  She seems to be walking on eggshells.

                                   MEADOW
                             (from upstairs)
                         Mom, have you seen my curling iron?
                         Finn will be here in fifteen
                         minutes.

                                   CARMELA
                         No, I haven't.  Your stuff, your
                         problem.

                                   MEADOW
                         Yeah, yeah, yeah.  Thanks a lot.
                         What's for dinner?

                                   CARMELA
                         Come down here, Meadow.  Bring AJ,
                         too.

                                   MEADOW
                         I haven't seen him yet.  He's not
                         up here.

                                   CARMELA
                         That boy had better been working on
                         his science project, or else.  

               CARMELA is waiting for TONY to show up.  She wonders if she
               will be able to keep her composure and if TONY will sense
               something's amiss.  MEADOW joins CARMELA in the kitchen.

                                   MEADOW
                             (surprised)
                         Hey, Mom!  What's different about
                         you?

                                   CARMELA
                             (startled)
                         Uhhh...nothing.  What do you mean?

                                   MEADOW
                             (smiling)
                         I don't know, Mom, but you seem
                         airy.

                                   CARMELA
                         Airy? Whatever!  Grab the ziti out
                         of the oven, will you?

               MEADOW removes the warmed ziti and places it on the dinner
               table.

                                   MEADOW
                         Mom, why do you spend so much time
                         online nowadays?

                                   CARMELA
                         What makes you say that?

                                   MEADOW
                         Just curious.  I've noticed you up
                         late, and wondered what you were
                         doing.

               Before CARMELA can reply, the front door opens and AJ enters
               the house.  He quickly runs upstairs without saying a word.

                                   CARMELA
                         AJ!  Come back down here!

                                   MEADOW
                         God, he looked torn up!

                                   CARMELA
                         Anthony Soprano, Junior, get down
                         here now!

                                   AJ
                             (shouting)
                         I already ate...I don't feel so
                         good.  Gonna take a shower and go
                         to bed.

                                   CARMELA
                         That boy has got something going
                         on.  I'm gonna go up there--

                                   TONY
                             (laughing)
                         Hello!  Anybody home?  Where are my
                         gorgeous women?

               TONY has entered the house unnoticed during the exchange with
               AJ.

                                   CARMELA
                             (nervous)
                         Hey, Ton'.  Hungry?  I got Artie's
                         ziti like you asked.

                                   TONY
                             (suspicious)
                         What did you do today?

                                   CARMELA
                         Not much.  Some window shopping,
                         you know...

                                   TONY
                             (teasing)