.... but still I think at that time everybody thought the Corleone family would collapse. Thats why Moe thought he could impress Michael by telling him "I talk to Barzini" and that he can make the deal with him and still keep the hotel. Bluntly he was telling mike the Corleones were in Roth's words...small potatoes.
No question about it. Moe Green would have never said what he did to Michael unless the word had been put out that the Corleones were weak. And being approached by Barzini even made Moe that much braver in his disrespect for the Corleones.
Now the question is, did Moe really talk to Barzini himself? Or did his best friend, Hyman Roth talk to Barzini?
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