Never a doubt as to Tom's loyalty. In addition to loyalty being ingrained in his character, he also (as we saw) needed the family and desperately wanted to be a brother--even more so than consigliere. I think Michael was telling the truth when he told Tom (after the Tahoe shooting), "Right now you're the only one I can completely trust."


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.