"Tony,I did what I had to do to keep you safe. What I told you was not true. Anita had told me to say it after what the Jets had done to her. Maria is safe and alive. I could not let you leave. I had to save your life." Valentina learns that it was a lie and that Maria was actually alive. When a grief stricken Tony attempts to leave the store not knowing that Maria was alive,Valentina had to do whatever it took in order to keep him safe,alive. Even if that meant having to pull Tony to the ground with her arms being gently yet firmly wrapped around his body to restrain him from being able to leave.