As Lana and Lou posted,
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Barzini wouldn't want a piece of this lucrative deal?
- 30% share alone should be three, four million dollars just in the first year

He should have seen,in 10 ft high neon letters "BARZINI"

exactly instead believing the minting money Narcotics deal was just between Sollozzo, pimp Tattaglia and the Corleones

Originally Posted by Lana
didn't smell a rat when Paulie was calling in sick
interestingly, Paulie's Boss Clemenza didn't either

He did ask Freddy if he wants me to get a different bodyguard and he said "no."

Paulie was considered reliable and getting the job done without gonna be carried away as he did the Bonasera assignment for which he was duly rewarded and was on the rise but for A Fistful of Dollars -- he threw it all away Exterminated