You come across as if im stupid. I forgive, we have passion for the same thing. I have watched the same thing...though I also note the not so obvious, apparently!! Terence winter wrote that episode therefore he decided the outcome. David Chase not furthuring that plot just means david wrote a show called "The Sopranos" and not "What happened to the guy in the woods". He had no story arc for that particular character. So if we are not going to see him again, what better way than leave us wondering!! These things you speak are to add tension and make an experience for the audience through supporting characters who have no definitive story. Do you not think Tonys character is a little more important than the two you brought up?