Originally Posted By: Turnbull
Another angle:

Do you think Tom knew that when Michael "forgave" Fredo, he was putting him in a trap and preparing to have him killed? If so, do you think he should have warned Fredo?


Probably not because he knew that Michael would have viewed it as a betrayal and then Mike would have had to whack Tom.

Maybe this would have been touched upon in III if Duvall had come back. We'll never know.