Originally Posted By: olivant
Originally Posted By: Turnbull
Originally Posted By: Danito
But what did Barzini give Sollozzo?

I'm guessing that, initially, Sol thought Barzini would give him better terms for a deal than Vito would because Barzini had more to gainn from a drugs partnership than did Vito. But after Vito's no, I'm sure Barzini gave him the go-ahead to whack Vito, and promised that the other families would fall in behind him.


We can assume that the Commission is up and running at this time. So, how does it fit in with your scenario?

Oli, I'm sorry I missed your question months ago. cry

My assumption is that, although the Five Families War involved only NYC, the Commission was called to order by both sides to marshal support for their cases. Barzini benefited by this strategy: the out of town Dons wanted a piece of the profitable drugs business. And, although Vito would provide protection only in the East, the other guys would want the blessings of the Big Five for their own drugs businesses.

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