I am not trying to untire! this thread but I only picked this up now.... and am confused! why the Rosato brothers tried to kill Pentangeli?
Pentangeli's house - Michael to Pentangeli:
Extracts:
Settle these troubles with the Rosato brothers
He [Vito] taught me -- keep your friends close but your enemies closer
Now if Hyman Roth sees that I interceded in this thing and the Rosato brothers failed him he's gonna think his relationship with me is still good Capide?
What was Michael expecting to happen at the Pentangeli-Rosatos meeting? I believed, in the old days! -
- Michael was not expecting Pentangeli to come to any harm other than the humiliating back down, perhaps handing over the three territories and in the process looking weak etc.
- Besides if Pentangeli is killed and Rosato brothers, Roth's ally take over the Corleone operation then Michael loses his muscle and becomes just another casino operator, easy pickings for anyone
- Hence Michael would never want to lose his muscle which is the only thing that makes Michael untouchable!
- and Michael can't afford to let his man's murder go unavenged - danger of starting another war
So....
- Why would Michael envisage the Rosato brothers would fail Roth
- and How
