"From Where to Eternity" is the 22nd episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's second season. It was written by Michael Imperioli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein, and originally aired on March 12, 2000. 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 Big 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 Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva David Proval as Richie Aprile Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano * * = credit only Guest starring Jerry Adler as Hesh Rabkin Also guest starring Synopsis Christopher is in the hospital after being shot. He is clinically dead for about a minute and his spleen is removed, but he survives. Conscious but heavily medicated with morphine, he asks to see Tony and Paulie. He tells them he went to hell and saw Brendan Filone and Mikey Palmice; he also saw his father, who gets killed again every night. He reports that Filone and Palmice had a message for Tony and Paulie: "Three o'clock." Tony comforts him, assuring him it was only a dream. Discussing Chris' experience with Dr. Melfi, Tony says he does not think he or Chris will go to Hell. He explains: "Soldiers don't go to Hell ... everybody involved knows the stakes and ... you gotta do certain things. It's business. We're soldiers." Paulie, however, is deeply disturbed. He tries to persuade Chris it was only purgatory, not Hell, but still has nightmares about it. On his girlfriend's advice, he seeks the help of a psychic, who appears to have a terrifying knowledge of Paulie's past, including the name of the first man he ever killed, thirty years ago. Paulie complains to his priest that all of the donations he has made to the church should have given him immunity; he will not donate anymore. Pussy has a bad-tempered meeting with Skip Lipari. He tells him nothing but repeats his fear that Tony suspects him. An informer on the street tells him where Matt Bevilaqua is hiding, and he and Tony go there together. Tony questions Matt, establishing that Richie had no part in the attempt