Michael's business with Roth was about getting his hands on Roth's Havana gaming empire. That was the basis of his meeting with Ola at Anthony's party. Though Roth planned to have Michael killed after that party ("Plan A"), he would have told Michael all along that he'd have to come to Cuba, meet Batista and get his ok to succeed Roth--and hand over $2 million. That tale would have been a credibility-builder to relax Michael and make him focus down the road--not on the possibility that he'd be whacked before then. That's why Plan B was so brilliant: it was a perfect backup in case Plan A failed
I don't disagree the why and how the sequence of events played out
However the basis of Ola's meeting with Michael at Anthony's party was about the casino Michael was interested in, moving Klingman out and Roth going along with Michael's take over of
that casino of which Roth was part-owner?
All this of course was a non-event as Michael was going to be murdered
that night Plan
A Tahoe bedroom shooting
As as far as I can recall, there was no mention of Roth's Havana gaming empire at the said meeting
I agree Roth's fancy! Havana “tale would have been a credibility-builder†in keeping with Roth-Michael / Father-Son alliance! 'knowing' Michael will never see Havana
After the failed Plan
A Tahoe bedroom shooting attempt, Roth would have concocted Plan
B – Michael's murder in Havana
Since nobody would have expected Michael to survive! the Tahoe shooting, I doubt there would have been any back up plans
Whilst Roth did come up with Plan
B – Michael's murder in Havana
after the failed Plan
A nobody could have foreseen Batista's resignation which again foiled Roth's second attempt on Michael's life
Whilst I appreciate Pentangeli was already being prepared to testify against Michael, hospitalised Roth could not have had anything to do with what we have been giving Roth credit! for as
his Plan
C – Senate hearing / brilliant perjury trap
Besides according to Roth's Plan
A and then Plan
B Michael would have been dead
However the Senate hearing must have been already work in progress with Pentangeli being prepared to testify against Michael so the Senate Lawyer Questadt who belongs to Roth must have got the ball rolling
