Originally Posted by Lana

Besides wasn't enough time? after the machine gun fire when everything was galvanized into immediate action – sirens, spot lights, guards, dogs and everyone was running around all over the Tahoe compound – without being seen, among others
  • to kill the two machine guns armed assassins
  • to drag their bodies into the ditch, where they were found
  • to hide their machine guns

Coppola and Puzo too much anisette!

red herring assassins killed and bodies into the ditch before machine gun fire