True, no one is saying that Fredo was going to invent the internet, and he was a pretty dull guy, but he wasnt THAT dull. Had he thought about it, no one just kidnaps another boss and doesnt hurt them. But with Fredo's already weak mind and his greed, it got in the way. Greed gets in the way of even the smartest people, Tessio, for instance.Although Fredo was no Tessio, being around the Mafia all your life doesnt teach you that they just forgive and forget. I'm sure that Fredo would have done the same thing to Mike if the roles were reversed. Fredo knew he wouldnt be forgiven so he made friends with Anthony to show himself, and hopefully Mike, that he was with the family know, and intended to be "good". But on the lake, without Anthony, he knew he was not in thier good graces.
Originally posted by AppleOnYa:
If Fredo had had even the slightest clue that this was all a setup he would have simply said to Al that he didn't feel like going without Anthony, would wait for another time, and get out of the boat. In that case, what would there be for Al to do? Even if Fredo appeared nervous and let on that he was suspicious, Al would not have been able to blow him away right then & there...!!! They had to be out on the lake where there would be little to clean up and the body could be easily dumped overboard.
(Yeah this is old, so what)Even if he would have gotten off the boat and "gone another time" he still wouldnt have been allowed to leave the compound. he would still be there, and Mike could easily have had someone sneak into his house and kill him. Fredo knew there was no way out and accepted it.
