Kay wanted to believe Michael's denial that he ordered Carlo's death. But the ring-kissing showed her that he really did order Carlo's death. She accepted it, but then she wanted to believe that "the Corleone family will be legitimate in five years." But after the Tahoe shooting, she gave up wanting, hoping and believing. Check out the look she gives Michael after the Tahoe shooting, when she's clutching Anthony...


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.