Yes, it's that simple: he could have walked away.
He was blessed by the Pope with a Knighthood; he was the benefactor of Sicily; and maybe he folded his hand with the Commission in AC.
Why did he need Immobiliare? And all its risks and conflicts? And its threats--to his life and to those around him? And, therefore, why did he need Vincent and his thuggery?


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.