THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6B XXVIII

THE

YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS)

PART 6B

"CONVERGENCE"

XXVIII

AJ SOPRANO

BLACKOUT COMA DREAMS

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

100TH STREET

EAST HARLEM NYC

CREATED

J. BECK

2026

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TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 12 2017

7:05PM--EST

OLYMPIA HOTEL

DOWNTOWN--NEWARK NJ

* * *

Vito had awaken half undressed on the brown leather couch at the Olympia Hotel--Downtown Newark shortly after 6PM--EST.

Hera Hyle/Vera Weiss was sound asleep in the king-size bed. Vito had slipped her a "Soaper" to sleep after her shower & nibbling around at the room-service food.

Vito stretched out afterwards on the sofa & fell asleep for six straight hours. The most sleep he had in the past 48 hours.

Vito brought a fresh suit in his car so he showered & shaved before changing into clean clothes to leave & return to MSH in East Harlem for the night-watch shift.

At 7:05PM recieving a cellphone call from Robbie Pontecorvo:

"Yes Roberto?!" Vito answers lighting a red-pack cigarettes at the traffic light.

"Hey V.--Tommy needs my assistance tonight & tomorrow morning. & I wanted to Clear it with you."

"OK.--Go do whatever Tommy wants Rob. I can cover for you at the hospital tonight. Im heading there right now. Ray--Ray has been there all day now."

"You're Good with it V?!" Robbie asked expecting Vito to question him over it for which he had no answers.

Tommy didn't tell him anything except he needed Robbie to drive him. But where or what for he hadn't stated.

"Yea.--I'm Good Rob. Just make sure to remind Tommy to be at the Bayonne condo tomorrow before noon for Franny's Send-off to school. & I want you there too Apollo!"

"What about AJ?!"

(WHAT ABOUT HIM?!)

After a short pause Vito finishes the call on that awkward note:

"Alright.--I'll see you two tomorrow Noon!"

(CLICK)

As soon as Vito hangs up with Robbie he speed-dials Dolan before reaching the Hudson River to cross over the George Washington Bridge from Jersey Shores for New York City Skyline:

"YES V?!" Dolan answers.

"I need something Dole." ("SPEAK IT!")

"I need you to Go to the Olympia Hotel Downtown & Stand Guard." ("Stand Guard over What?!")

"Hera Hyle." Vito spits out trying not to laugh at the sound of hearing himself saying it outloud.

"WHAT?!--WHO?!--HERA?!"

"YES!--HERA."

Vito turns his head & laughs blindly answering him back.

"So you want me to go to the Olympia Hotel Downtown & Guard Hera Hyle?!"

"YES."

"I thought you were suppose to kill her along with her Pussy-Brother Hymie?!" Dolan devilishly recalls in questioning Vito.

"Yea. I know. We will. But not yet. I'm not Ready to." Vito being amused by Dolan’s persistence & genuine insolence for Hyle Siblings.

"You're Not Ready To?!--I'm the one going to Do Her for You (&AJ)! & I AM NORE THEN READY!"

"NOT YET DOLAN! DONT GO FUCKING ROGUE IN ME LIKE--" (LIKE?--WHO?!")

"Nevermind that Shit! You just do as I tell you Dolan Darling & Dont Go Dolly-ing this Up either until I say! Got It?!" Vito pretends to act tough.

"YEA. I GOT IT V.--SO?!--What the Fuck you Want me to Do? Go Guard Hera Downtown? How Long?!"

"You sure are full of fucking questions this evening Dolan. You'll Guard her as long as I fucking say! I don't want you to leave her You'll see why when you get there. She's all fucked up over Hymie's Murder." ("GOOD!")

"I want you take her out on a shopping spree tomorrow. Go buy her a new wardrobe--I'll reimburse you.'

After a silent pause Vito continues:

"I'd guess it will be Thursday morning before I can get back there to relieve you. Tomorrow afternoon Franny has a Send-off party from Bayonne condo I have to attend. Then I will be back in East Harlem tomorrow night." ("OK.")

"OK?!--WHATS FUCKING WRONG?!"

"NOTHINGS WRONG BOSS."

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Vito instantly rebuffed.

"WHAT?!--SHOULD I CALL YOU DON?!"

"NO--ESPECIALLY NOT THAT!" The two friends get a good laugh to break the tension.

"Listen to me Dolan. I don't want anything to happen to her until I have time to deal with her. I am more concerned about her getting second thoughts & calling the "Pigs"?!

Or I fear shes so unstable that she could try killing herself?! She quite vulnerable & shes flipping between the grief over Hymie & Fear from that "Black-Hand Letter."

We have her Right where we need her to trust & believe a false-security of protection. So be Nice to her. Fuck her if you want--But just keep her alive. You're the only one I can trust with this Dolan."

"Alright V. You know you can Count on me."

"I know I Can! You're Good Man Dolly!

Now?--Get the Fuck Over There For Me!

I got to Go--I'm on the Move!'

(CLICK)

Vito hangs up on Dolan Sasso & phones Julianna Skiff--AJ's newly promoted CEO over his Legitimate T-Businesses.

"Hello Vito!--What can I do for you this evening?!" Julianna answers his call.

Vito was calling to inquire if "They' had Closed the Deal for AJ between the Auto Assembly Plant & The Union?

Julianna told him "No.--But..."

They were scheduled to return for a third day with high hopes of Closing before the days' negotiations concluded.

"HIGH--HOPES?!"

"What the Fuck is that suppose to Mean?!" Vito questions her.

"AJ doesn't expect Hopes to Close--He's expecting Resolute to Resolve & Close the Result."

"I understand Vito & I am well aware of what AJ wants & expects. I merely misspoke.--We will Close Tomorrow. I'm Certain of It!"

"What Makes you So Certain Now Then?" Vito presses.

"Because of Patrick. He is very comfortable with dealing with high stakes negotiations. He commands the room with his legal educated intelligence & the confidence in his past experiences & professional background.

"I am confident in Patrick's Ability to Close." Julianna concludes.

"Just Get it Done Julianna--AJ's counting on you two to do it."

"Is AJ feeling any better yet V?"

"Yes. I believe so--But he still has a bad case of the "Shits!" Vito pretends to chuckle while lying.

"I got to Go now Julianna!

--Call me Tomorrow after You Close!"

"Will Do V!"

(CLICK)

Vito hangs up with Julianna while driving through Greenwich Village & the Garmet District to finally call Raymond Curto Jr standing watch over AJ at MSH:

"HEY RAY--RAY!"

"V."

* * *

Robbie Pontecorvo pulls up out front of the house in Bellville at the curb to pick up Tommy Giglione shortly after 7PM.

As Tommy was leaving out the front door carrying a box to met him Robbie sees Meadow slipping out the back kitchen door alone for her car parked in the driveway.

"Hey T-3--What's with the Red Box?!" Robbie asked greeting Tommy as he put the box in the backseat before climbing into the front passenger-seat.

"Hey Apollo--Its just a Gift Box." Tommy dismisses.

"OK?--SO WHERE TO THOMAS?!" Robbie asked as he grabs the gear shift to slip down into Drive.

"Chinatown." Tommy answered pointing gesturing forward.

"CHINATOWN?!--What Fuck you want to go down there for?! You that hard-up for "Strange-Pussy" or Something?!" Robbie asked not laughing.

"NO APOLLO!--ITS NOTHING LIKE THAT!"

"SURE HOPE TO HELL YOU KNPW WHAT THE FUCK YOURE GETTING US INTO T?!" Robbie glares.

"I personally?! Steer Clear of Down There--Myself." Robbie insisted.

"It'll be OK Apollo. Just drive." Tommy waves him off peering out the window.

"So what's with the gift box Tommy?! It looks like that Red Mystery Box AJ recieved back in the summer?! "

"It's the Same Red Box. The story goes: AJ went after "Chinese Take-Out" & When he returned to his parked vehicle to leave he seen some street bullies cornering an Asian girl.

So AJ crosses the street to intervene. Pretending to know the girl & told her he'd been looking for her & to go get in the car.

Then the Young thugs pulled out knives as they circled AJ to cut him.

"It'sPunk Losers like you who pick on little girls & Bring Knives to a gun-fight!"

AJ laughs in their faces as he flashes the pistol under his dress jacket inside a vest holster.

"Needless to say--They all three ran away. So AJ takes the Young girl back home & drops her off at a LU GROCERY STORE in Chinatown. He left to return home with the Chinese Food & never gave it another thought."

"That AJ is such a Hero!" Tommy laughed until he realized he struck a sore nerve with Tommy who AJ protected--Shielding Him from bullet-spray.

Tommy swallows hard to continue while digging for his cigarette pack.

"Well that's where that "Red Mystery Gift Box" came from. Apparently the Young girl was actually a young man cross-dressing to sneak out of Chinatown but ventured into the wrong neighborhood.

The young man is the youngest LU Brother of a powerful & influencer Family in Chinatown. The Eldest LU brother wanted to acknowledge AJ for his protection of their young prince."

"I See. So What are you up to Thomas?!"

"I'm not Certain."

Tommy honestly admits half laughing.

"You Motherfucker Tommy!" Robbie glares smiling.

"Why do you have to drag me into Shit like this T?!"

"Who Else do I have?--But you Apollo?!"

"Yea?!--I Hear You Tommy.--You Fucker!"

Robbie leans over & elbows Tommy.

"Lets Go Do This Thing--Whatever It Is?!"

* * *

"CONVERGENCE"

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

100TH STREET

EAST HARLEM

NYC

TUESDAY EVENING

SEPTEMBER 12 2017

8:05PM--EST

Vito arrived at MSH ER Parking Lot in East Harlem shortly after 8 o'clock.

Vito relieves Raymond Curto Jr after 13 hours on ICU--Watch over AJ in his absence. Raymond told Vito that his Tramp sister Raquel had got them a room around the corner from the hospital in a Roach-Hotel to avoid the back & forth driving between there & Bayonne.

Raymond assured Vito he'd relieve him in the morning so Vito can go to send Franny off to Music College.

Vito went down to the hospital cafeteria where he ran into Giorgio Pagilieri Jr.

"What do you say Vito?!" Giorgio greets him with an out-stretched hand to shake.

"What are you doing all the way over here in "Boogie-Land?!" Geo puts his arm around Vito to walk him out after they got coffees.

The two Young men walk out on the hospital's outdoor smoking platform to talk in private.

Giorgio Jr's excuse for being there was to have lunch with his wife Nurse Sasha working a twelve-hour shift.

Vito stood silent lighting a cigarette while contemplating his answer.

Vito was in a "Pinch-Point."

It was apparent that there had been a Leak when Giorgio Jr's older sister Cleo showed up Monday Morning at the hospital with a new Pagilieri Dress Suit for "Mr Weiss" that was 36 hours prior.

Giorgio Jr would see right through Vito if he lied. & That would mean Vito didn't Trust Them which added further insult to his disrespect to their Pagilieri Family. For whom he was personally connected to due to his close relationship with Giorgio's Aunt Venus.

Then secondly AJ had established a formal alliance with the Pagilieri Crime Family of Brothers after their late Mob-Boss Father George’s Funeral in early August. Vito didn't want to do anything to injure or jeopardize their two families' relations.

So Vito lays his hand on his young peers shoulder bowing his head standing face to face before lifting his gaze to make direct eye-contact with Giorgio Jr to explain the current situation without details.

Vito only told Giorgio that AJ had been shot in the back three times shielding their cousin Thomas.

Vito admitted that they didn't know if it was a contracted Hit or a random drive-by shooting? Reframing from revealing details of the vehicle or the location.

Then Vito explained his Blackout Intel Approach to maximize AJ/The Don's personal safety & security being surrounded by all the uncertainty. Vito admits to registering AJ as Weiss to avoid any unwanted attention from the ppolice or news media outlets.

Giorgio Jr slowly cracks a slow warm smile as he reaches into his leather jacket inside pocket to remove a heavy envelope.

"This is from my Father my Uncles & Myself. You have done well here Brother. & I am certain that my Father will admirably agree." Which confirmed to Vito that Giorgio Jr was sent & he had just been put to the test.

If Vito would of lied to Giorgio's face?! He would of kept the envelope & returned to tell his father & uncles how he distrusted them.

The envelope was not about monetary value but was a Symbolic Sign of Good Will.

Giorgio Jr's assures Vito that the Weiss Leak would end with their Family & If it was to surface it would be so noted. He also offer to afford Vito/The Don Anthony John with as many soldiers he may need for added security if the justified causes arise.

The two Young men shake hands & hug. Slapping each other's backs at the conclusion of their discussion.

Vito sighs deeply in relief once Giorgio Jr left him standing alone in the dark platform shadows to light another cigarette & throws out the paper cup of cold stale cafeteria coffee into the night air over the side of the building.

* * *

Vito returns inside the hospital to the ICU waiting room where he finds Stella there waiting for him.

"What aren't you telling me Vito Soprano?!"

Vito stood silently unable to give her an answer to such a sweeping question. Cracking a slow grin Vito asked:

"What do you mean Stella?!"

"Who is This?! Answer Me That!

& Why would this person be the drive-by shooter car's driver?!"

Stella produces an oversized yellow envelope with 8"×10" black & white glossy photographs of a shaved- bald black male.

Then suddenly before Vito can answer his sister-in-law Stella--Meadow exits the elevator & turns the corner to step up behind them to view the the pictures.

"I know Who that is!"--Meadow points down over Stella's square shoulder resting her hand.

"WHAT?!--HOW MUFFY ?!"

Stella snaps her head around away from Vito.

. . .

(TO BE CONTINUED)

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FURTHER

TYS REFERENCES:

THE

YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS)

PART 6

"THE SECOND PRINCE"

GLOSSARY

OF TYS PART 6

I--XXV

WITH

FULL URL LINKS

AJ SOPRANO

BLACKOUT COMA DREAMS

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

100TH STREET

EAST HARLEM NYC

CREATED

J. BECK

2026

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

NYC

SEPTEMBER 10 2017

11:05 AM--EST

AJ SOPRANO IS SHOT THREE TIMES

IN THE BACK SHIELDING

HIS COUSIN TOMMY GIGLIONE

FROM A DRIVE-BY SHOOTER'S CROSS-FIRE

TYS

PART 6 I--XXV

PART 6

"THE SECOND PRINCE"

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-second.html?m=1

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6--II

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-ii.html?m=1

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6 III

A.J SOPRANO

BLACKOUT COMA DREAM:

INTRODUCING

MEADOW TO THE HOMELESS JESUS OF NEWARK

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-iii.html?m=1

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6 IV

(HIGH DRAMA)

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-iv-high.html?m=1

THE

YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6--V

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-v.html?m=1

THE

YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS)

PART 6 VI

BLACKOUT COMA DREAMS

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-vi-more.html?m=1

(Robbie Pontecorvo has "PUSSY PROBLEMS!")

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6 VII

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-vii.html?m=1

(WITH WORK TO DO)

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6 VIII

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-viii.html?m=1

(MEASURED FOR PAGNILIERI SUIT)

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6 IX

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-ix.html?m=1

(VITO & TOMMY)

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6--X

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-x.html?m=1

(THE CRIPPLE VS THE WHALE)

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6--XI

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-xi.html

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6--XII

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-xii.html

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6--XIII

GEORGE PAGILIERI'S FUNERAL

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-xiii.html

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS (TYS) PART 6--XIV

RED VELVET LOUNGE SIT-DOWN

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-xiv.html

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6--XV

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranostys-part-6-xv.html?m=1

"HERE COMES THE JUDGE"

(W/ Introduction of Nurse

Matilda "MattyO" Orlando to TYS)

THE YOUNG SOPRANOS

(TYS) PART 6 XVI: The Fury of the Wife

Focus: The fracture of the inner circle. Stella confronts Vito, blaming his lack of "back-watching" for AJ’s condition and threatening lethal retribution.

https://youngsopranos.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-young-sopranos-tys-part-6-xvi-high.html?m=1

Significant Quote:

"If my god-damned Husband Dies?

Account of this?!

I will personally Kill You My-fucking-self For it."