Vito
- goes to see Bandleader with reasonable offer of $10,000
- bandleader refuses, offer gets knocked down to $1,000 and chance to meet his maker
- deal gets done. No one dies.


Michael
- pays Geary through Turnbull (similar to Vito's $10,000 offer)
- Geary tries to squeeze Michael and Insults him too.
- Michael doesnt come back with ultimatum offer - he outright rejects Geary and all of works lol (as opposed to Vito's certified check for $1,000)
- Michael/Tom(whomever) set Geary up via Bordello whacking

Now I have read where some say that Michael handled it wrong or Vito would never have done that. Well fine.

But Vito wasnt insulted. Michael(and family, could include Vito lol) was so was that enough for Michael not to counter offer? Would Michael have considered doing something differently sans the insults and false bravado of Geary?

Thoughts?