I watched this episode again earlier today. When Christopher arrives at Ralphie's place, Tony immediately denies killing Ralphie himself and - knowing fine well the transparency of his argument - tries to preach to Christopher, not rationally, about how much of an asshole Ralphie was.
He knows it's an absolute irrational act on his part and that Christopher rightfully sees it that way.
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?
