The story revolves around the betrayal of Pussy. In order to keep the audience in suspense, they add the obviousness of Altieri being an informant to what the viewer already knows about Detective Makazian's lack of credibility, i.e,., being a gambler himself and very sloppy in his investigative work (how he handled Melfi and her date). giving both Tony and the viewer hope that the informant isn't Pussy after all. Pussy disappears. Tony, nor the viewer, has any way of knowing whether Pussy has fled town or entered the witness protection program. Makazian committed suicide, so Tony's only law enforcement source on this is gone. The episode ends with Tony standing near the water, looking out at a bridge. It's great god damned television. Plain and simple.