Originally Posted by Lana

Here's the thing
  • the Corleones couldn't afford to wait until Vito's natural death like Michael could until Mama's, to kill Fredo
  • otherwise Barzini's people would have chiselled all the Corleones' territory and there won't be one place in New York for any Corleone or Corleone people to hang their hats!
  • Corleone people will come under Barzini's thumb or dead
  • the Corleones couldn't kill Moe Greene, the baptism murders and leave Carlo alive?
  • then wait until Vito's natural death whenever to kill Carlo? even though that would have suited! Vito nicely indeed but seemingly not workable

So in all fairness! Vito's death was timed perfectly!! and exactly as Vito [Puzo and Coppola] planned


I reckon it would be workable. You can imagine Carlo, seeing all the carnage and surviving, thinking he'd truly gotten away with this part of Sonny's demise. Then upon Vito's passing, getting his (overdue) comeuppance.

They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but that would be positively frozen solid. And well deserved.


Last edited by lucab19; 07/31/21 05:00 AM.