Good to see you on the board TB.
In reference to you statement about the "kidnapping". When it comes to that, I truely believe it was a move to buy time. I mean eventually he would have to come out of "hiding", so it probably wasn't out of fear. He was fight a war on two fronts "so to speak". I think that he learned from his his mentor Maranzano, not to trust Tommy Lucchese (particularly) and Don Carlo.
One thing that isn't as known, is Bonanno went to a military school (maritime/Naval) as a teen. He had a different kinda mind then most Mafiosi. I think it was merely strategic. He wasn't gonna make it easy for them to kill him.

The question I pose to you TB is.... Would it really have made a difference if he stayed? IMO, the guys on Long Island weren't gonna give the Family up no matter what.