Don T, don't get me wrong. When I first read your post I initially began to really think about and ponder what you had written. You absolutely provoked thought. You provide some really legitimate reasoning.

But after really thinking about it, I just cannot see Tom Hagen betraying the memory of Vito by betraying the son that Vito was most fond of. Tom seemed really moved when he and Michael are conversing, especially when he tells Michael that he always wanted to be thought of as a brother by him.