Bazrini had nothing to lose. With Michael dead and Vito aging rapidly, the Corleones could be considered on their last legs. Also, as tessio tells Vito at their last family meeting, everyone knows that Barzini gave Vito provocation. Obviously, as Vito made the peace to give him time to put Mike in charge of the family, Barzini simply used it to erode the Corleones power.


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