Originally posted by Scarlett:
Do you think Apollonia's father was careless when he let Apollonia marry Michael? He must have known he was trouble or he wouldn't have ben hiding out in Sicily in the first place. In the novel it seemed Mr. Vitelli thought it would also be to HIS benefit, maybe financially, if Apollonia married Michael. Wasn't he letting her walk right into danger? If she hadn't been his wife she wouldn't have died? Or should her father and brothers sworn vengance on Michael for placing her in danger. THAT would have made an interesting storyline!!!!
Scarlett, Vitelli probably surmised that the risk to his daughter was small since mafiosi rarely killed anyone except other mafiosi and certain people were off limits, hence the repercussions of the murder of Capt. McCluskey. He probably thought that if Apollonia went to the USA and Michael was killed, then she would be looked after by the Corleone family. At the end of the day she is killed by mistake, the target is Michael.
