the "secret favor that´s not mentioned" is, i think, meant to be fontane takinG his childhood pal nino valenti to tinseltown and make him biG. at connie´s reception he complains to his Godson how he forGot his old friends, especially nino. in the book, when fontane decides to call nino and offers to make him biG in the movies, he recalls the conversation with tom and smiles about how smart his Godfather is.

i really love the tom/fontane scenes thouGh they´re completely uninterestinG storywise. i like the fact that they are both "extra sons" to the Don and so different in character they piss each other severely off.

"i understand you have to deal with a lot of people who try to seem more important than they are. In my case the reverse is true." -Tom Hagen