Sopranos, The (Season 2)

Tony Soprano navigates a reshuffled North Jersey hierarchy, mounting FBI attention, and rising tension at home -- testing his grip on both family and business.

While a labor standoff tests his business, Tony navigates shifting power as Junior's health and legal woes mount, Janice complicates Livia's care, and unease within the crew simmers.

With ex-con Richie Aprile back on the streets and Meadow throwing an unsupervised house party, Tony struggles to keep order at home and in the crew.

Tony, Paulie, and Christopher head to Naples to broker a deal, where Old World customs complicate New World plans; back in Jersey, the crew keeps business moving without them.

Back from Italy, Tony brings home a formidable new recruit; Christopher tests himself in an acting class, while Dr. Melfi wrestles with keeping her distance.

Tony runs a high-stakes card game while an old friend's gambling compulsion threatens business and family ties.

Christopher gets a taste of show business when a development exec courts his ambitions, while Tony balances crew pressures and home life as AJ's confirmation approaches.

Carmela seeks a college recommendation for Meadow; Richie tries to cement his status with a 'trophy' leather jacket for Tony, while two overeager associates look for a chance to prove themselves.

After a brush with death leaves a crew member hospitalized, Tony navigates rising tensions at home and among the crew as faith, fear, and superstition unsettle the family.

With the Feds closing in, Tony and Richie bust out a debtor's sporting-goods store as pressure at home and within the crew mounts.

With law enforcement closing in, Tony keeps up appearances at Barone Sanitation while Junior chafes under house arrest, each juggling family pressures and business ties without inviting more heat.

As Richie pushes for power, Tony's control is tested, Janice's romance complicates the family, and Junior weighs his loyalties.

Feverish from food poisoning, Tony is forced to face a truth he's been looking away from.