Watch: Adriana La Cerva: The Saddest Story in The Sopranos

Adriana La Cerva wanted a club, a husband, and a life adjacent to the mob without being owned by it, and the FBI and the family between them made sure she got none of those things. Watch the video above, then read her story.

Adriana's tragedy is built from small coercions: flipped by the FBI over a minor charge, she spends two seasons informing in terror, then confesses to Christopher believing love will save her, and discovers in one car ride what the life actually costs. Drea de Matteo won an Emmy for the role, and her final episode, Long Term Parking, is routinely named among the greatest hours of television ever made. The show never shows her death on screen. Silvio drives her into the woods, and the camera stays mercifully, and cruelly, behind.

Quick answer: Adriana was flipped by the FBI, confessed to Christopher hoping to run away together, and was killed on Tony's orders for informing.

Keep reading: Why Adriana Became an FBI Informant in The Sopranos

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