Well yeah TB, I think that Turnbull might have very well arranged for the donation and its scenario. But if so, why did Geary tell Michael to never contact him again and to only deal with Turnbull?

Also, the Tattaglias had to vouch for Sollozzo since in the novel Vito tells Sollozzo that he agreed to see him out of respect for the Tattaglias.

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