Extract: He [Vito] could have handed over the business to Clemenza and Tessio with tribute kicked up to him
a la Michael / Pentangeli It could work....
- There is much we can learn from the Great man, Mr Roth [apart from the Pentangeli set up!]
"Something in it for me"Extract: All Roth wanted was Michael dead exactly what he set out to do and his job done
He goes back to living his retired investor on a pension exactly as he planned
Yes, Roth's primary goal for the Tahoe attack was to get rid of Michael, who'd been horning in on his gaming empire ever since he returned from Sicily, and to blame it on Pentangeli
Sure thing Evita and Turnbull, getting rid of Michael was indeed Roth's overarching goal
However “and to blame it on Pentangeli” was Roth's Achilles heel
Extract: [Roth] sits back and waits for all the Corleones' in-fighting to be over and then perhaps even picks up, the Corleones' business after all the bloodshed
Secondarily, chaos would have ensued among the Corleone survivors--all of it to Roth's advantage. If Pentangeli were killed in revenge, or took it on the lam, the Corleones' NYC muscle would have fallen to the Rosatos, Roth's allies. A power struggle among Rocco, Neri and Fredo would have distracted and weakened the Corleones in Nevada
I believe Roth was not a greedy man but of course if the Corleones' business fell into Roth's lap, Roth will take it Bonus!
At Anthony's party
Ola to Michael: Hyman Roth is the only one left because he always made money for his partners
and the reason, nobody tried to machine gun Roth's bedroom!
