I'm a little surprised at this widespread belief that Paul would flip. For all his faults I believe Paul was a stand up guy, and since he was boss of (arguably) the most powerful family at the time, he'd probably bite the bullet and die in jail, since it's unlikely he had more than a decade to live, at best.

Remember, this was 1986, not 2004 when Big Joey flipped. There wasn't even an underboss who had flipped back then, let alone the most powerful boss. I'm surprised at the very low opinion you have on Paul.. I'd bet that at the time of the Commission case he wouldn't flip.