Absolutely. And hindsight is many times better than foresight. Just looking at Spilotro's mo before going to Vegas, he would have been Imo, a logical choice. But sometimes these things just don't work out.

Based on the telephone transmissions during the FS trial, don't you think Spilotro
suspected he was in trouble even before he returned to Chicago ? Obviously his brother was concerned before going to "the meeting." But Spilotro had to know he had "messed-up" royally. These guys know how the system works, but what can they do? Risky business.