...and then Tom said, "I'm as much a son to him as you or Mike"--and Sonny acknowledged it with a shrug.
What's curious about that scene is that Tom didn't include Fredo in his retort. Michael was estranged from the family at the time, and Tom included him as Vito's son. The novel tells us Fredo was the dutiful son--and he wasn't included..


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.