Paulie has cancer. Tony mentioned his hair falling out after the treatments. Paulie stated he hoped that wouldn't happen. has he had any treatments? If so this would mean some time has passed between episodes. The Vito gay scenes were there for the WTF value. Vito returns to Jersey, gets in an accident, and kills the guy because he wants to call the Police for the insurance company to get involved. Sopranos has been like a roller coaster ride but it is going to outlast Deadwood which is ending this season. Looks like Tony has a stalker, Vito.