There is of course the scene near the start of Part II where Michael tells Tom he loves him and has left him 'out' of the business to protect him, but this is contradicted by various other scenes of Mike being cold towards Tom both before and after this scene. The way he tells Tom he is 'out' in the first film is ruthless.


Sonny - Well then, business will have to suffer, all right? And listen, do me a favor, Tom. No more advice on how to patch things up, just help me win, please