Originally Posted By: mustachepete
Originally Posted By: Mr. Blonde
At the time of their initial meeting, Woltz didn't know Tom was connected with Corleone.


But if he had prior knowledge of the bandleader story, he would know Johnny had a connection to Vito, so if a mobster approached him about Johnny he could assume the Corleones were involved.

Woltz let his ego and libido get in the way of dealing with Hagen.