Here is a scene about skimming that didn't make it to the movie...


INT. TROPICANA HOTEL - CLOSE VIEW - DAY

The money trays are carefully unloaded from the gaming
tables, and put on a cart with others.

The cart, preceded and followed by security guards, is then
wheeled through the casino, into a private, counting room.

INT. COUNTING ROOM - MED. VIEW - DAY

The guards leave the room; the door is locked after them,
leaving only Hagen. Neri and an ACCOUNTANT, a very fat man.
The numbered boxes are opened, and cash and checks are
spread out on the counting table.

The accountant begins with amazing speed and skill, to count
and divide the money.

NERI
Fifteen percent skim?

HAGEN
Twenty-five this time.

The accountant stops, and looks up to Neri.

NERI
It might show.

HAGEN
Mike wants it.

Neri nods, and the accountant continues. Neri opens a door,
allowing a sandy-haired man, a COURIER, into the room. The
cream is placed into his pouch personally by Neri.

NERI
We've never sent this much with one
courier.

HAGEN
(to the courier)
Your plans are a little different
this time. You skip Miami, and go
straight to Geneva. It's to be
deposited to this number.
(handing him a small envelope)
And it's got to be there by Monday
morning, no slip-up.

COURIER
I think I was 'picked-up' last trip.
That hour layover I had at Kennedy.
I went over and bought a paper...

Neri has finished putting the 'creamed' money into the pouch.

NERI
Those were our people.

COURIER
Okay, just thought you should know.

He is just about to close and lock the pouch, when Hagen
gestures that he should wait, and adds more stacks of
carefully packaged bills into the pouch. Then Neri locks
it, and handcuffs it to the courier's arm, looking
inquiringly at Hagen.

HAGEN
Let them count.

The courier is shown out through a private door, and then
the first door is opened. Two accountants come in with the
guards, and the trays are opened, and the counting process
is begun all over again, this time with the State Tally
sheets.

INT. TROPICANA CORRIDOR - MOVING VIEW - DAY

The courier continues on his way; followed by Hagen and Neri.

NERI
What's up?

HAGEN
No questions.

NERI
I got to ask questions, Tom,
there's three million dollars cash
in that pouch; Mike is gone and I
have no word from him.

HAGEN
Al, as far as you're concerned, I'm
the Don.

NERI
How do I know you haven't gone into
business for yourself?

This hurts Tom; but he is a reasonable man, and he knows he
owes Neri some explanation.

HAGEN
You've been through a lot with us
so I'm going to give you the truth.
Mike knows it was someone within
the compound that set him up for
that hit. So nobody is to know
where he is, not you, not Rocco,
not even his brother Fredo. Sorry,
Al, I know how you feel about
Mike...but he still remembers Tessio.