The Sopranos (TV Series)

The Blue Comet (2007)

Steven Van Zandt: Silvio Dante

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• Tony Soprano : [referring to attacking Phil's crime family]  We gotta hit first

  Tony Soprano : [referring to agent Harris giving him information on Phil Leotardo]  This hooked up tells me all the information I got that this cocksucker already has a target on my back

  Silvio Dante : It's a big move

  Tony Soprano : [asking Bobby for his opinion]  So?

  Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri : When he stuck you with the tab on Vito Jr., I said let it go. Obviously, truth is, a fuck like Phil, appeasement don't work

• Tony Soprano : Where the fuck you been?

  Silvio Dante : [Before handing him a glass of liquor]  I had some shit I had to take care of, your going to want a "snort"

  Tony Soprano : Come on, I just finished my Bialy

  Silvio Dante : Take it. Burt Gervasi, his gone

  Tony Soprano : What happened?

  Silvio Dante : I didn't want to overload you with AJ in the hospital

  Tony Soprano : I don't want to hear that: go

  Silvio Dante : Burt let me know the other night his been playing both sides of the fence with New York

  Tony Soprano : [Surprised]  Burt?

  Silvio Dante : [as Tony notices a bandage on Sil's right hand]  measures were taken. Burt wasn't speaking for just himself. The guys are getting squeezed hard to sway them to new management

  Tony Soprano : And they thought you'd be part of it?

  Silvio Dante : And he got an answer. My hope is now Phil's got the message and talk this shit through

  Tony Soprano : Talk?

• Silvio Dante : [after Bobby tells Paulie Sil wants to see him in the back office in the Bada Bing strip club]  Have a seat

  Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri : What's up?

  Silvio Dante : [referring to telling Corky Caporale to hire the assassins from Italy]  Phil Leotardo: The call's been made to the zips coming from Naples, you contact the guy to contact the guys

  Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri : Phil's at his Comare's every Friday night

  Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri : [referring to Tony, to Sil]  T know about this?

  Silvio Dante : [surprised his question]  What?

  Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri : What kind of question is that?

  Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri : [to Bobby]  Watch your fat fuckin mouth!

  Silvio Dante : [to Bobby and Paulie as they stand up to physically confront each other]  Whoa, whoa, whoa

  Silvio Dante : What're you concerned about?

  Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri : [referring to the war between the Gallo and Columbo crime families]  I lived through the seventies by the skin of my nuts when the Colombo's were going at it: There ain't a bigger cocksucker than Phil Leotardo. I just wanna make sure somebody knows there could be a line to Cozzarelli's a mile long

  Silvio Dante : [irritated]  Duly noted, so there's no problem, then?

• Silvio Dante : [talking privately, referring to Paulie's failed attempt to kill Phil Leotardo]  Bad news, Paulie says he wants it known it's on him: he takes full responsibility

  Tony Soprano : Shit

  Silvio Dante : Yeah, nobody, I mean nobody knows where the fuck Phil is, four or five days now

  Tony Soprano : So, we never really had a shot at him?

  Tony Soprano : [while Sil shakes his head]  What about the house in Florida?

  Silvio Dante : [referring to their mob associate Beansie Gaeta]  Beans said he had somebody passed by: the house is all shuttered up

  Tony Soprano : He put everything in place. He moves on us, goes into hiding, and waits it out

  Silvio Dante : "Going through ground" they call it

  Tony Soprano : [confused]  Who?

  Silvio Dante : It's an expression

  Tony Soprano : Who the fuck knows what his got planned exactly. You get word to everybody, eyes in the back of your heads, break routines, collections, all that shit

  Tony Soprano : [sternly]  You tell everybody

  Silvio Dante : [nods]  Got it

  Tony Soprano : [referring to his location]  In the meantime, we keep trying, get a "20" on Phil