Dr Krakauer knew he was never going to get her to that point, and that he was in any case not going to take the money from her that such a course of therapy would require. He basically was presenting her with the only opportunity she really had to save her soul—not as a doctor, but as a human being.

*Swithin's

Schraderbrau, referencing the Lowenbrau commercials of yore.

Reza Pahlavi was anything but a fundamentalist.

Reza Pahlavi was anything but a fundamentalist.

He's shown watching TV where a discussion is taking place regarding Johnny Sack's death and who will replace him. The news program trots out a "mob expert" who declares Doc Santoro the front-runner to be the head of the Lupertazzi family, and Kupferberg smugly notes that he "called" that a year ago.

He's shown watching TV where a discussion is taking place regarding Johnny Sack's death and who will replace him. The news program trots out a "mob expert" who declares Doc Santoro the front-runner to be the head of the Lupertazzi family, and Kupferberg smugly notes that he "called" that a year ago.

Oh, so you're a thespian too!

Oh, so you're a thespian too!

"Cerva" means hind, yes, but not as in "hind end"; a better English word would be "doe".

"Cerva" means hind, yes, but not as in "hind end"; a better English word would be "doe".

Right, and how much of his by-the-book manner is a result of his being jealous that Carmela isn't or can't be with him?