(i've added a few more stuff to it )
Act 1: 1997
The scene is set in a grand funeral, Michael's. It is an outside funeral, like his fathers. The camera focuses on the crowd of people who are in the Corleone Family. Vincent is sitting at the head, with BJ Harrison on his left, and Dominic Abbandando on his right. Sitting right behind Vincent is a bevy of police officers. Behind them is Connie Corleone, and sitting to the right of her is Anthony, and to her left are her sons Michael Francis and Victor. Also in that row are Sonnie's kids Enzo the baker, and a very old and fat Johnny Fontane. In the proceeding rows are some Corleone family soldiers. Andrew Hagen is giving the uelegy. The open casket sits at the front of the audience and men and women are all throwing walking ina single file line and dropping flowers at it. After Andrew is finished talking, the live band begins to play Marcia Religioso. As the funeral comes to and end, Vincent is escorted, without a word from his peers, to an armored car. The car drives off as we see Anthony being coddled by mourners who all kiss his hand.

Act 2: 1984
The scene takes place in the Corleone estate in New York. Vincent is sitting around an oak table. Along side him is Al Neri and Connie. Vincent states that with Michael gone, the Corleone family is in even greater dissaray than before. While Michael wanted to move into legitamate businesses, he left the old sources of revenue to the other families. The Cuneos, headed by Don Leonardo Cuneo has taken control of the GPOC that Joey Zasa once controlled. The Barzini family, headed by Ronald Barbara is still entrenched in drugs, but has more politcal connections than before. The Tattaglias have a working agreement with the Barzinis, but are more involved in gambling, since they bought the Tropagala and other casinos when Michael was looking to sell. The Stracci, headed by Sylvester Nitti, are significantly weaker than the rest of the families, but still have more power than the dried Corleone's. The first thing Vincent wants to do, is set a new upper regime. He appoints Al Neri the consiglieri. Connie gets up in arms about that decision. She says that she is the only one who has been with the family from the very beginning, and that she deserves the right to be appointed consiglieri. A very sincere Vincent says he considered it, but says that a women acting as advisor will bring more disrespect than a non-Sicilian one. Vincent says he is looking to regain power, not squander it to appease old family ties. Despite all this, he says that her opinion is still held in the highest regard. To make ammends, Vincent says that Connie has the choice of to who becomes his underboss. She brings her son's name to his attention, Victor Rizzi. Victor has been left in Nevada, and was running the Tropagala until the Tattaglias bought it. Now he is just making trouble out there. He is making comments about the Tattaglias that he can not defend. That fact standing, he has proven to have a strong will. Connie says he would make a perfect sotto capo. Vincent agrees and asks Neri to send for Rizzi in Las Vegas. With that out of the way, Vincent asks Neri and Connie what to do about the Anthony situation.

Thats all for now, lemme know what you think!

looks promising...

what happens to Michael in 1984, him being gone? where did you go to?

I think a modern Vincent story should never end with the killing of the heads of the Five Families in the 80's/90's...this event belongs to the first movie, and shouldn't be repeated (I don't know if you were planning this to happen, but you do inform us well about what remains of the old Families from 1955)..

in real life, those families were a lot less competitive then in the days of Barzini and Vito, the heads all worked together prior to the Castellamarese war before being split up in these five major syndicats. killing the other four Dpn's was therefor a fictioned event by Puzo, and I think that should be left to the first movie...

I like the fact you put Victor Rizzi into the picture, his appearance is much more logical then Vincent's in III.

Don't worry, Pherdy, I wasn't planning on another mass Don slaying. I didn't like it when the Godfather movies repeated eachother, and I don't want a double standard. Good points though, and I'll be sure to consider 'em as my writing continues. As always, Pherdy, i hold your opinion in the hightest regard

Fascinating, Zasa; bravo! I love what you have going for Connie. Keep at it! (btw ... don't forget to copyright this, even in treatment form.)

I really hope they don't make a forth film. It'l just spoil the trilogy. You've got some good ideas though. It's almost as good as my own "The Godfather Part IV: Connie's Revenge".

Zasa, where's act3? and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 just kidding

Seriously, where's act 3? I'm working on my act 8 already!