Whoever Did This
"Whoever Did This" is the 48th episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the ninth of the show's fourth season. Written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, and directed by Tim Van Patten, it originally aired on November 10, 2002. Starring. "* = credit only" Synopsis. Junior is hospitalized with a concussion after a boom mic sends him falling down the courthouse steps. He soon recovers and enjoys his hospital stay as respite from the RICO trial. Tony recognizes this as a potential advantage and convinces Junior to feign dementia during his competency hearings. He  gives a good performance, but begins exhibiting actual signs of dementia in private. Ralphie's 12-year-old son Justin is hit in the chest with an arrow while play-acting "The Lord of the Rings" with a friend, resulting in significant blood loss and brain damage. Delivering some cash to Tony, Ralphie cries openly. Expressing a desire for some kind of redemption, he meets with Father Phil and establishes a scholarship at Rutgers in Jackie Jr.'s name. Everyone sympathizes with him except Paulie. His mother recently received a traumatic prank phone call, and Paulie correctly suspects that it  was from Ralphie, retaliating against him for ratting him out to Johnny. At the stables, a fire breaks out, apparently caused by faulty electrical wiring. Pie-O-My is badly burned and has to be euthanized. Tony immediately suspects Ralphie, and confronts him at his home over the suspicious timing of the fire; the $200,000 insurance pay-out would cover Justin's medical bills. Ralphie vehemently denies the accusation, but their argument escalates into a physical fight, culminating in Tony strangling Ralphie to death. He calls Christopher for help. He arrives late, doped up, and helps Tony dismember and  dispose of Ralphie's body. Tony never outright admits to Christopher that he killed Ralphie, and Christopher never expresses outright suspicion. After completing the disposal, they clean up at the Bada Bing, where Tony passes out and wakes up alone the following morning. True-crime inspiration. Jason Bautista was convicted of killing his mentally ill mother in Riverside, California, on January 14, 2003, then dumping her decapitated body with its hands removed off Ortega Highway in Orange County. Jason's half-brother, Matthew Montejo, who was 15 years old when Jason killed their mother, testified in court that he helped  dispose of her body, and that they got the idea to chop off her head and hands to hide the crime from this episode. Awards. "Whoever Did This" was Joe Pantoliano's 2003 winning submission for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, along with the episode "Christopher".