The phone rings. It's Juicy talking to Teresa about the widely reported auction of their things. Teresa insists it's not happening. Jacqueline joins the band wagon in saying that Teresa won't acknowledge her problems even though she's "in the middle of a shitstorm."
Teresa returns to their earlier conversation, telling Jacqueline that she's planning to meet with Melissa. She acknowledges that their feud has basically been a bunch of petty jabs at one another. Speaking of jabs, apparently Jacqueline once threw a punch at Caroline! Ha! Jacqueline admits this is a means of saying that family members can move past conflict and, in fact, flourish in their relationship. Jacqueline advises Teresa to invite Melissa somewhere neutral, so Teresa makes the call, and they set up a date.
That night, Jacqueline, Kathy, and Teresa tune in as Caroline begins her radio show on the topic of family feuds. After a brief stumble and some dead air, Caroline finally gets a caller. The calls soon start pouring in on everything from sibling rivalry to holiday diet tips. To this last question, Caroline tells a girl to "Rock those boobies!" The shot cuts between Teresa and Caroline as a woman calls in with a nearly identical problem to hers and Melissa's. Caroline emphasizes maintaining a civil relationship so that personal disagreements don't affect the entire family. She tells the caller (who truly does sound just like Melissa) to do what she has to do to resolve her problems. Teresa chimes in, "Easy for you to say, Caroline!" Glad to see both of the ladies are so genuinely enthusiastic about patching up things. This meeting is clearly going to be a booming success!
The next day, Kathy arrives at the Gorga home. Melissa gives some more background on her short-ship with Joe. She was 24 when she moved into Joe's bachelor pad. She knew immediately that the family wasn't super-keen on her, but she pawns it off to the fact that no girl would have been good enough for Joey Gorga's family. Melissa tells Kathy and a friend about her plan to go to Jacqueline's for her meeting with Teresa. Despite some initial misgivings, Kathy ultimately decides this is a good idea and that Jacqueline will be able to serve as a peacemaker and voice of reason. The friend tells Melissa to be strong and not to take any of Teresa's crap. Melissa assures her that she could "eat Teresa alive" if it came down to it.













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