Originally Posted by Turnbull
Originally Posted by mustachepete

Tessio indirectly betrayed deceased Vito by directly betraying the living Michael?

You could say that. Tess disobeyed Vito's command (in the fishtank scene) to "be a friend to Michael." But, he waited until after Vito died to make his deal with Barzini
Originally Posted by Evita
Don't know Turnbull I reckon he went straight to Barzini from the fishtank scene and made his deal before Vito died
I too believe Tessio had made his deal with Barzini when Vito was alive
Barzini and Michael's meeting to straighten any of their problems out! was already arranged before Vito's funeral