Isabella (The Sopranos)
| "Isabella" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Allen Coulter |
| Written by |
Robin Green Mitchell Burgess |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Production code | 112 |
| Original air date | March 28, 1999 |
| Running time | 47 minutes |
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"Isabella" is the twelfth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. It was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Allen Coulter and originally aired on March 28, 1999.
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At Mariolina Capuano's funeral, Junior Soprano shows signs of nervousness about the hit he has ordered on his nephew Tony.
Tony now in a severe depressive state, and after taking lithium pills prescribed by Dr. Melfi, sees a beautiful Italian woman in a white dress, named Isabella, in the Cusamanos' garden next door. Isabella tells Tony that she is a foreign exchange dental student, and guesses correctly that Tony's family is from Avellino, Italy. Later, Tony takes her out to lunch and, while hearing her talk about Italy, has a daydream that she is breast-feeding a baby named "Antonio".
Junior finalizes his plan to assassinate Tony, using two outside hired goons — Rasheen Ray and William "Petite" Clayborn — contracted through Donnie Paduana. Ray and Clayborn plan to wait for Tony to appear at a newsstand he is known to visit as part of his weekly routine, but Tony enters the donut shop next door and leaves through the back to meet Dr. Melfi at her office. Christopher Moltisanti, concerned about Tony, has also followed him to the newsstand, and unknowingly prevents the hit when he pulls his car up next to the assassins, blocking their sight lines to Tony. After the failed murder attempt, Junior meets with Donnie who makes a joke about Tony's mother ordering the hit on him. Junior says that Donnie has a big mouth and says he does not feel right about him. Mikey then kills Donnie in his car after Chucky Signore calls him back as he is about to drive away.
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