to kill Christopher, then shoots him. He glances at Pussy, who shoots him too, and they empty their guns into the lifeless body. They have dinner in a familiar restaurant and talk nostalgically of old times. While Chris is near death, Carmela finds an empty hospital room with a crucifix and prays for him. When he is conscious, she tells him he has been given a second chance, but as they speak she realizes Tony lied when he told her that Chris dreamed of going to Heaven. The women are gossiping about an associate of the Sopranos whose long-term comàre has had his child. Dreading the shame if such a thing happened to her own family, Carmela asks Tony to have a vasectomy. He vigorously refuses, and when he assures her that he has had his girlfriend tested for AIDS she leaves their bed in revulsion. Later, having reconsidered, he tells her he will consent, but to his bafflement, she has changed her mind. She says, "All I want is you. That's all I have ever wanted," and makes passionate love to him. First appearance Joanne Moltisanti: the widow of Richard Moltisanti and Christopher Moltisanti's mother. Played by the first of 2 actresses to play the role. Deceased Matthew Bevilaqua: Riddled with bullets by Tony and Pussy for his involvement in the attempted assassination of Christopher. Title reference The episode's title is a play on the film From Here to Eternity (1953). It also refers to Christopher's taking a trip to the afterlife and not knowing whether it was purgatory or hell. Production In his dream, Christopher describes how Mikey Palmice and Brendan Filone claimed that the time three o'clock would be important in the lives of Tony and Paulie. This is the second one of four episodes directed by Henry Bronchtein, as well as one of two which earned Bronchtein best-direction nominations by the Directors Guild of America. In his commentary for the episode "The Telltale Moozadell", Michael Imperioli says the idea of Christopher's experiences in this episode came from a spec script he had written between the first and second seasons about Christopher overdosing on drugs and having an after-life experience. When he talked to showrunner David Chase about this, Chase said that Christopher would get shot in the second season, and the after-life part could be added to the story. Cultural references Tony tells Melfi the Hitlers