organization is leaking information to the Lupertazzi family. Now that Johnny knows of Ralphie's joke about his wife, he is furiously hostile to him, but will not say why. Bobby's wife Karen is killed in a road accident. The mob wives feel sympathy for Bobby during the wake and discuss his having never taken a comare. Spending time with him in his home, Janice is touched by his sincere grief. Janice is now living with Ralphie, who has left Rosalie, but after a discussion with her therapist, Janice wills herself to break up with him. When Ralphie returns home, she yells for him to leave and shoves him down the stairs, injuring his back. Janice locks herself in her room as Ralphie hobbles back to his car, bags in hand. First appearances Dan Castleman: the prosecutor in Junior's trial Pie-O-My: The racehorse that Ralph Cifaretto buys and Tony admires Marty Schwartz: an associate of Hesh Rabkin's who organizes the meeting between Tony Soprano and Chief Doug Smith Deceased Karen Baccalieri: wife of Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri; dies in a car accident. Title reference The title refers to the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, the first European in several centuries to land in the Americas, in 1492. The controversy surrounding Christopher Columbus and the Columbus Day parade protests are referenced repeatedly in the episode. Production Dan Castleman, who plays a prosecutor with the same name on the series, first appearing in this episode, also acts as a consultant for the show's writers, giving them expert advice on their questions about legal matters dealing with the Mafia. In his real-life career, Castleman spent 30 years in the Manhattan District Attorney's office as chief of the Rackets Bureau and then of Investigations. Castleman would be credited for his contributions and given the title of a technical adviser starting with the second part of Season Six. References to past episodes During a therapy session, Janice's therapist tells her she should stop dating her brother (Tony Soprano)'s employees, citing that the last time Janice did, her fiancé ran out on her to enter the witness protection program. This is in reference to Janice's former fiancé Richie Aprile, whom Janice killed in the episode "The Knight in White Satin Armor". Cultural references The speaker at the Italian women's pride event mentions such famous Italian brands as Armani, Asiago, Barolo, and Moschino, and says Italian-Americans should not be exemplified