S02E07 — Jean Claude

A full flashback episode set in 1978 Newark follows the rise of young Tony Bellotti and Carmine as partners, showing the speed and brotherhood of their early operation and where each betrayal began. Tony marries Rosalie and she pushes him toward legitimacy while Carmine stays nocturnal and possessive of their partnership. Tony makes deals behind Carmine's back and eventually uses fed informants to clear rival territory, which Carmine discovers. Tony cuts him out entirely the night he tells him the empire was built for his children, not for them. The final five minutes return to the present, with Carmine's body bagged. Vincent drives to it and sits alone on the floor of his unfinished outskirts house.