"Nobody Knows Anything" is the 11th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. Written by Frank Renzulli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein, it originally aired on March 21, 1999. Starring James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano, Jr. Vincent Pastore as Pussy Bonpensiero Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr. Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano Guest starring John Heard as Vin Makazian Karen Sillas as Debbie Also guest starring Synopsis Pussy is at Jimmy Altieri's social club when the FBI raid it and find a stash of guns. Jimmy is arrested. Pussy slips out but is intercepted by an agent moments later. He is released on bail soon after. Vin Makazian tells Tony that he has heard from a good source that Pussy is an FBI informant. Tony is reluctant to believe it, but Vin points out how easily Pussy managed to get off from the raid. He further explains that Pussy's alternative was long imprisonment for selling heroin, and as a man who cares deeply for his family, he was easy to turn. Tony insists on seeing the official report with Pussy's name on it, but Vin cannot obtain it. Pussy has stopped collecting payments because of back pain but Paulie, who sees the same doctor, has been told there is nothing wrong with Pussy's back – though the doctor adds that "no one knows anything about backs." Tony asks Dr. Melfi's opinion; back pain, she says, might be caused by stress, such as the burden of a secret. Tony tells Paulie not to act until Pussy's wire is seen, so Paulie insists that Pussy go to a bathhouse with him; Pussy refuses to undress, saying that his doctor told him that heat is bad for him. Silvio discovers that Vin owes Pussy $30,000, which he believes may be his motive to have Pussy "disappear." Tony visits Pussy at his home and questions him sympathetically. "You got anything you want to say to me?" he asks to no response. Tony is distrustful and confused; he tells Paulie he feels he is walking into walls. Vin has a fond personal relationship with the madam of a bordello, and he is there when the police