Do you think Tony would have killed him anyway?

I see no upside to the murder.

Ralphie, scumbag that he was, was a tremendous earner, and never showed the slightest inclination towards becoming a rat. And with Carmela constantly nagging Tony about money, I think he would have kept Ralphie around for awhile.

So if Ralphie just stood there and denied doing an the insurance job on Pie-O-My, and didn't raise his hands to Tony, do you think Tony would have killed him anyway?

Did he go over there with Ralphie's fate sealed, or was it truly spur-of-the-moment?

Anyone?