does roth ever conferm this in the movie. its speculation. maybe tom siad this because he felt some ties to frankie for his loyalty 2 the from the old days and thought micheal would take mercy on him if he thought ross engineered it this way. at the barracs scene tom seemed to be quite fond of frankie and his ideas from the old days. dam doesnt tom alway seem 2 patch things up. he didnt seem as concered when it was sallys turn.