Originally posted by AppleOnYa:
Paulie absolutely knew, it's obvious in the way he immediately complied when asked by Clemenza to pull over.
In fact, he realized the moment that Rocco got in the car that his betrayal of the Don had been discovered. Paulie wasn't the brightest bulb in the world, but he was no moron either. He knew how the 'mob world' worked and knew how Sonny thought. This was it, there was no escaping and he was tired of running.
So Paulie cheerfully complied by driving Clemenza & Rocco all over New York, joking and chatting with them, then quietly awaiting the end while Clemenza took his leak.
Legend has it that he was reciting the Hail Mary just before the end...but since the car windows were up this couldn't be heard by the audience.
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Apple
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