Originally posted by Turnbull:
Near the end of GF, when Tessio's getting in his car, Cicci says, "Sal, Tom, the boss says for you to go on ahead..." Sounded like he got a direct order from Michael that would implicate Michael in Tessio's murder.
I think that in the novel, Michael talks to Tom about killing the heads of the 5 families and Tessio and tells him "Call Clemenza. I will instruct him personally." So, Clemenza must have been the necessary "buffa".
