Enough Winegardner already!!
Another reasn for "Why Tom?" is an Occam's Razor thing. It was the easiest choice. In fact the only choice. With Genco dead, and Clemenza and Tessio running operations, the Don had no other choice. Sonny was the heir aparent, Michael didn't want in tht family business, and Luca probably wasn't consigliere material. That left Tom.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."
"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."
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