quote=Moe_Tilden]Why did it never cross Castellano's mind to whack Dellacroce? It would have surely curtailed a lot of problems down the line. Dellacroce showed no deference or respect to Castellano. No other boss would have tolerated it.

Gotti and Ruggiero were following Castellano's lead too. The reason they were so volatile and confident in taking out Castellano is because they were following Dellacroce's lead.

And so what if Castellano was banging his maid. Gotti and Dellacroce had bigger skeletons in their domestic closets! [/quote]

Moe,

I think falling in line with Carlo Gambinos wishes shows a lot of respect since Dellacroce was actually next in line. Dellacroce not killing Castellano showed a ton of respect IMO.