Article: CLOSING THE BOOKS ANTI-HERO TONY SOPRANO IS STILL RIDING HIGH AS HBO'S `SOPRANOS' BEGINS SEASON THREE. BUT EVENTUALLY HE'S GONNA HAVE TO PAY.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: MARK McGUIRE Staff writer

Tony Soprano must die.

Or someone close to him, at least. His son A.J., maybe? Daughter Meadow?

It's got to hurt. And, no, losing mommy-dearest Livia doesn't count.

Sorry, big fella: We love you, but that's the rule. Not to be blasphemous, but you have to pay for our sins.

HBO's brilliant mob drama ``The Sopranos'' begins its third season at 9 p.m. Sunday. Recent comments from creator David Chase indicate that the fourth season could very well be the show's last. That would be fitting: The brilliance of the show has been in part due to its brevity -- 13 episodes a season, as opposed to 22 for ...

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