The Sopranos - Season 1eps13 -

: Suspecting Jimmy is a federal informant, Christopher lures him into a trap where Silvio kills him, leaving a dead rat in his mouth as a warning.

The tension between Tony and Uncle Junior reaches its breaking point. After Tony survives an assassination attempt, the war within the family goes public. The Sopranos - Season 1Eps13

: Federal agents play Tony audio tapes of his mother and Uncle Junior plotting his murder, which finally shatters his denial about his mother's nature. : Suspecting Jimmy is a federal informant, Christopher

The season one finale of , titled " I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano ," is a powerhouse episode that fundamentally shifts the series' status quo. The Climax of the Internal War : Federal agents play Tony audio tapes of

: Tony tells his crew that he has been seeing a psychiatrist, a shocking admission in the world of the mob.

As Tony comes for his mother at the Green Grove retirement community, Livia suffers what appears to be a stroke (or "hysterical" amnesia). Tony, convinced it is an act, is restrained by staff as he attempts to confront her on a gurney.