Looking back on the whole gotti trial and gravano fiasco, could there have been alternative scenario between them instead of what really happened? Hypothetically, considering all the evidence against Gotti, could Gotti have let Gravano testify against him in order to get Gravano off the hook? I know this breaks a cardinal rule of LCN but if it seems Gotti is going to be 99% found guilty and Gravano is just insurance for the feds, could they have manipulated the FBI so that Gravano could have walked (not witness protection) and become acting boss for Gotti? Everybody knows the mafia exists "not-so-secret society", Valachi testified about the whole organiztion and even Joe Bonnano wrote a tell-all book which even helped with the commission trial. I know it seems absurd, but would there be a situation where the commission would allow for something like this? If this was ever to happen, I wouldn't see this as "ratting" but as gaming the system.

Thoughts?